{"product_id":"diane-arbus-a-box-of-ten-photographs-9781597114394","title":"Diane Arbus: A Box of Ten Photographs","description":"In 1971, with an advertisement in the June issue of \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, Diane Arbus announced the offering of her limited-edition portfolio, \u003ci\u003eA box of ten photographs\u003c\/i\u003e. At the time of her death, one month later, only four were sold. Two were purchased from Arbus by Richard Avedon; another by Jasper Johns. The last of the four was purchased by Bea Feitler, art director at \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Arbus signed the prints in all four sets, and each was accompanied by an overlying vellum sheet inscribed with an extended caption. For Feitler, Arbus added an eleventh photograph. This is the first publication to focus exclusively on \u003ci\u003eA box of ten photographs\u003c\/i\u003e, using the eleven-print set that Arbus assembled for Feitler. It was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., in 1986, and is the only one of the four portfolios completed and sold by Arbus that is publicly held. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis publication examines this unique object as the sole body of images selected by Arbus herself, and considers its legacy as a key document of her enduring impact on contemporary photographic practice. An in-depth essay features new and compelling scholarship by John P. Jacob, the McEvoy Family Curator for Photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The book is published in conjunction with the exhibition \u003ci\u003eDiane Arbus: A box of ten photographs\u003c\/i\u003e, on view at the museum from April through September of 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArbus, Diane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDiane Arbus\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-1971) revolutionized the terms of the art she practiced. Five volumes of her work have been published posthumously and have remained continuously in print: \u003ci\u003eDiane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eDiane Arbus: Magazine Work\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eUntitled: Diane Arbus\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eDiane Arbus: A Chronology\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eDiane Arbus Revelations\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House, 2003).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob, John P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn P. Jacob\u003c\/b\u003e is the Smithsonian American Art Museum's McEvoy Family Curator for Photography; he joined the curatorial staff in 2015. Prior to that, Jacob was vice president and director of the Inge Morath Foundation and program director at the Magnum Foundation's Legacy Program. John P. Jacob lives in Washington, D.C.","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421189443858,"sku":"9781597114394","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ecc7e57-0d4a-4583-9b4f-b959c53b0e97.jpg?v=1729503679","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diane-arbus-a-box-of-ten-photographs-9781597114394","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}