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''Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962'' (1962) is a famous black and white photograph by
Diane Arbus Diane Arbus (; née Nemerov; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971
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Significance

The photograph ''Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962'', by
Diane Arbus Diane Arbus (; née Nemerov; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971
" The New York ...
, shows a boy, with the left strap of his shorts hanging off his shoulder, tensely holding his long, stringy, thin arms by his side. Clenched in his right hand is a toy replica hand
grenade A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade genera ...
(an Mk 2 "Pineapple"), his left hand is held in a claw-like gesture, and his facial expression is maniacal. The
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is "revealing with regards to Arbus' working method. She engages with the boy while moving around him, saying she was trying to find the right angle. The sequence of shots she took depicts a really quite ordinary boy who just shows off for the camera. However, the published single image belies this by concentrating on a freakish posture - an editorial choice typical for Arbus who would invariably pick the most expressive image, thereby frequently suggesting an extreme situation." The boy in the photograph is Colin Wood, son of tennis player
Sidney Wood Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and ...
.Segal, David
"Double Exposure: a Moment With Diane Arbus Created a Lasting Impression."
''Washington Post'', May 12, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2010. An interview with Colin, with his recollections about the photograph, is presented in the
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documentary ''The Genius of Photography''. According to ''
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'', Colin does not specifically remember Arbus taking the photo, but that he was likely "imitating a face I'd seen in war movies, which I loved watching at the time." Later, as a teenager, he was angry at Arbus for "making fun of a skinny kid with a sailor suit", though he enjoys the photograph now.


History

The photograph was displayed at the
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in 1967 under the title ''Exasperated Boy with Toy Hand Grenade'' in the ''
New Documents ''New Documents'' was an influential documentary photography exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1967, curated by John Szarkowski. It presented photographs by Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand and is said to have "repre ...
'' exhibition, a three-person show featuring works by Arbus,
Lee Friedlander Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American photographer and artist. In the 1960s and 1970s, Friedlander evolved an influential and often imitated visual language of urban "social landscape," with many of his photographs including fragm ...
, and
Garry Winogrand Garry Winogrand (January 14, 1928 – March 19, 1984) was an American street photographer, known for his portrayal of U.S. life and its social issues, in the mid-20th century. Photography curator, historian, and critic John Szarkowski called Wino ...
. It was published in the 1970 Time-Life book, ''The Camera''. There are seven known original prints by Arbus of the photograph, one of which sold for $408,000 in April 2005 at
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in New York.Pitman, Joanna
"Vintage Photography: the Market for Photographs Has Grown Rapidly Since the 1980s."
''Apollo'', November 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2010. Posthumous prints from the original negative have been made by Neil Selkirk, authorised by Arbus's estate.


Collections

*Jointly held by
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and
National Galleries of Scotland National Galleries of Scotland ( gd, Gailearaidhean Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is the executive non-departmental public body that controls the three national galleries of Scotland and two partner galleries, forming one of the National Collections o ...
, UK *
Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
, New York''Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.''
National Galleries of Scotland National Galleries of Scotland ( gd, Gailearaidhean Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is the executive non-departmental public body that controls the three national galleries of Scotland and two partner galleries, forming one of the National Collections o ...
. Accessed 23 November 2016


See also

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Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 ''Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967'' is a noted photograph by photographer Diane Arbus from the United States. History Diane Arbus was known for her photographs of outsiders and people on the fringes of society. She often shot with a ...
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References


External links


"Diane Arbus: ''Child with Toy Hand Grenade''". In Timeline of Art History: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Smarthistory Smarthistory is a free resource for the study of art history created by art historians Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Smarthistory is an independent not-for-profit organization and the official partner to Khan Academy for art history. Smarthisto ...
video.
"Who has the detonator?" Blog post about ''Child with Toy Hand Grenade''.
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