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AMY ARBUS

Seeing Life Through The Lens

You might think that a life in photography was always a given for Amy Arbus since her mother Diane Arbus was a photography icon and her father Alan Arbus was also in the field.

 It was not a given.

 But after her mother died in 1971 and her father focused on acting, Amy felt a pull towards photography.  She eventually landed a position at The Village Voice and put a stamp on her own style with the feature beloved by New Yorkers, “On The Street.”

 A subsequent class taught by another photography icon, Richard Avedon, helped set her on her path, with books, exhibits and projects that continue to this day.