A girl in a chevron dress and a boy stand on a sidewalk of a city street laughing with a truck and other cars in the background; a man walks away in the distance.

Child teasing another, N.Y.C.

Artist Diane Arbus (American, 1923 - 1971)

Printer Neil Selkirk

Date1960

MediumGelatin silver print by Neil Selkirk, 1990s

Dimensionsmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm)
Image: 8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.5 x 15.2 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Melvin and Lorna Rubin Endowment

Object number2005.42

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Visual DescriptionA girl in a chevron dress and a boy stand on a sidewalk of a city street laughing with a truck and other cars in the background; a man walks away in the distance.

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