Arbus, Amy

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Born: April 16, 1954, in New York, NY; daughter of Allan and Diane (Nemerov) Arbus. Education: Attended Goddard College, Berklee College of Music, and School of the Museum of Fine Art. Carreer: Village Voice, New York, N.Y., photographer, 1980--. Free- lance photographer, with solo and group exhibitions in New York City and Italy. Teacher at Olden Photography Workshop, 1987--, and at International Center of Photography, 1988--; guest on television programs. No Place Like Home, Doubleday, 1986. The Inconvenience of Being Born, Fotofolio, 1999. On the Street, essay by A.M. Homes, Welcome Books, 2006. Photographs represented in anthologies, including Fashion: Theory, Lustrum Press, 1980; A Day in the Life of London, J. Cape, 1984; American Photography One, Abrams, 1985;Photographis '87, Graphis Press Corp., 1987. Columns inVillage Voice include "On the Street," a monthly photography page, 1981--. Contributor to magazines and newspapers, includingGentlemen's Quarterly, Harper's, Mademoiselle, New York, Rolling Stone, Fortune, Avenue, Ms., and L'Uomo Vogue.

From the description of Amy Arbus : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 702690195

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creatorOf Arbus, Amy. Arbus, Amy : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf ARBUS, AMY. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Arbus, Amy. Amy Arbus : Artist File. International Center of Photography
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