In which place was the first major retrospective of Arbus's work held in 1972?
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
Guggenheim Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art
Answer
In 1972, the Museum of Modern Art held the first major retrospective of Diane Arbus's work. The show included 108 of her photographs, spanning her career from the early 1950s to her death in 1971. The exhibition was a critical and commercial success, and helped to establish Arbus as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century.
Through the Lens: The Captivating World of Diane Arbus
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