Synopsis After getting his hands on a trove of Diane Arbus photographs of freaks, eccentric collector Bob Langmuir goes out to prove their authenticity and value, but finds himself blocked at every turn by the snooty art market, and Arbus's own estate. His quest turns into a revealing examination of seedy 1950s Times Square, the obsessive lives of collectors, and the elitism of the art world.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-04-15 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 282 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 9.9 oz |
Publisher's Note Traces the efforts of Bob Langmuir, a down-and-out rare book dealer, to authenticate photographs he discovered in the Hubert's Museum archives that he believed to be long-lost prints by a legendary photographer, a finding that triggered his forays into the high-end art world, lawsuits, and grueling financial deals. Reprint.
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