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Diane Arbus. Documents: A New Photobook from David Zwirner Books

publication · 2026-04-27

David Zwirner Books, in collaboration with Fraenkel Gallery, has published Diane Arbus. Documents, a volume featuring approximately four hundred photographs spanning the American photographer's career from the 1940s to her death in 1971. Curated by Max Rosenberg, the book highlights Arbus's iconic portraits of outsiders—psychiatric patients, prostitutes, transsexuals, and individuals with malformations—captured with an anthropological eye. The 495-page publication includes critical texts by Jeffrey Fraenkel, Lucas Zwirner, and essays from Hilton Als, Holland Cotter, Germaine Greer, Hilton Kramer, Adrian Searle, and Susan Sontag, collected from 1967 onward. Priced at €105, the book is available through David Zwirner Books.

Key facts

  • Diane Arbus. Documents published by David Zwirner Books in collaboration with Fraenkel Gallery
  • Volume contains about four hundred photographs by Diane Arbus
  • Covers Arbus's career from the 1940s to her death in 1971
  • Curated by Max Rosenberg
  • Features portraits of outsiders including psychiatric patients, prostitutes, transsexuals, and people with malformations
  • Includes critical texts by Jeffrey Fraenkel and Lucas Zwirner
  • Essays by Hilton Als, Holland Cotter, Germaine Greer, Hilton Kramer, Adrian Searle, and Susan Sontag
  • 495 pages, €105, ISBN 9781644230657

Entities

Artists

  • Diane Arbus
  • Max Rosenberg
  • Jeffrey Fraenkel
  • Lucas Zwirner
  • Hilton Als
  • Holland Cotter
  • Germaine Greer
  • Hilton Kramer
  • Adrian Searle
  • Susan Sontag

Institutions

  • David Zwirner Books
  • Fraenkel Gallery

Sources