American, 1923-1971

Lady Bartender At Home with Souvenir Dog, New Orleans, 1964

Gelatin silver print, 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm)

Museum purchase with the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.7

© Estate of Diane Arbus | Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco, CA)

 

A woman wearing a leopard print vest, black turtleneck, and black pants is seated with one leg bent under her on a chair; she has on black, high heel boots. She looks forward, out of the photograph, but not quite directly at the viewer. What is most striking about her appearance, is her hair.  A high, teased white blond  bouffant, bisected by a thick blond braid wrapped around it.