Arbus

[ahr-buh s]

noun

Diane,1923–71, U.S. photographer (sister of Howard Nemerov).

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Examples from the Web for arbus

Contemporary Examples of arbus

Boigon alleged that Arbus described her older brother, poet Howard Nemerov, as “one of her more intriguing sexual playmates.”
Diane Arbus’ Dark Secrets
Olivia Cole
July 30, 2011
In being both ordinary and extraordinary, sex and sexuality was classic Arbus territory.
Diane Arbus’ Dark Secrets
Olivia Cole
July 30, 2011
This mystery is precisely what the famously guarded Arbus estate would like to preserve.
Diane Arbus’ Dark Secrets
Olivia Cole
July 30, 2011
Arbus did what she so often did with her subjects: She told secrets.
Diane Arbus’ Dark Secrets
Olivia Cole
July 30, 2011
Arbus was planning a series of photographs of couples in bed, and asked if she could shoot the Kronhausens together at home.
Diane Arbus’ Dark Secrets
Olivia Cole
July 30, 2011

Historical Examples of arbus

The whole attention of the conspirators was then concentrated on Arbus.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1
Henry Charles Lea
John de Esperaindeo and the other assassins of Arbus were hung, after having their hands cut off.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.
Juan Antonio Llorente

British Dictionary definitions for arbus

Arbus

noun

Diane, original name Diane Nemerov . 1923–71, US photographer, noted esp for her portraits of vagrants, dwarfs, transvestites, etc

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