A Family On Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, New York

Title: A Family On Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, New York
Description: Throughout her career, photographer Diane Arbus demonstrated a gift for capturing the unusual and
eccentric in a compelling, thoughtful manner. This now-iconic photograph was originally included in a photo–essay, “Two American Families,” published in the London Sunday Times Magazine. In a letter to her editor, Arbus described encountering the woman pictured here in a bookstore: “I said I wanted to photograph her with husband and children so she suggested I wait till warm weather so I can do it around the pool! … They are a fascinating family. I think all families are creepy in a way.” Part of the caption for the image, based on Arbus’s correspondence, reads, “The parents seem to be dreaming the child and the child seems to be inventing them.
Creator: Arbus, Diane, 1923-1971
Date: 1968
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Rights: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
Subject: Photographs
Spatial Coverage: 38.4 × 38.2 cm
Rights Holder: Art Institute of Chicago
Source: A Family On Their Lawn One Sunday in Westchester, New York