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She struggled with depression,  and tragically died by suicide in 1971 at the age of just 48. A year after her  death, MoMA mounted the first major retrospective of Arbus’ work and in 1972  she became the first photographer to represent America at the Venice Biennale.","physicalDescription":"photographic print on Agfa paper","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Arbus, Diane","id":"A17819"},"association":{"text":"photographer","id":"x43821"},"note":"Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971) was an American photographer whose work  explored those on the ‘margins of society’, often expressed through portraits of  people who did not conform to societal norms. Born in New York to a wealthy  family, she was able to pursue her artist interests from an early age.  In the mid- 1940s she and her husband Allan Arbus ran a successful photographic  business which included commercial and fashion shoots for magazines like  Vogue. She began her successful street photography career in the 1950s,  capturing the city through its unique citizens. She struggled with depression,  and tragically died by suicide in 1971 at the age of just 48. 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