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What was the name of the proposal for which Arbus was awarded a fellowship by the Guggenheim Foundation?

  • "American Portraits"

  • "The Faces of America"

  • "The American Dream"

  • "American Rites, Manners and Customs"

Answer

In 1963, Diane Arbus was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her proposal entitled "American Rites, Manners and Customs." This fellowship allowed her to travel across the United States and document the lives of ordinary people in their everyday environments. Arbus's photographs from this period are often considered to be some of her most iconic, and they offer a unique glimpse into the American social landscape of the 1960s.
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