Diane Arbus: A Biography Summary
Patricia Bosworth

Diane Arbus: A Biography Summary

Diane Arbus was a tragic figure in the Shakespearean sense. Like Shakespeare's heroes, Diane suffered a fatal flaw—mental illness—and in the end was destroyed by it. Born to wealthy parents, Diane enjoyed a protected, cloistered childhood, attending a secularized Jewish elementary school and being attended by maids, cooks, and nannies. By the time she was in high school, however, Diane began a dual lifestyle, one of an...

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