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Diane Arbus is arguably the most important American photographer of the mid 20th C, who, with a keen eye, investigated our quest for identity in an increasingly heterogeneous world: what are our choices in fashion, appearance, our choices in creating our environment, our occupations, our identity…Most of her work was created during the turbulent 1960s and by venturing out from her protected upper middle class home and into the most diverse realms of life, she opened her audience’s mind and understanding for the complexities of humanity. At the same time she opened up the Fine Art world’s acceptance of photography into its realm - a revolutionary accomplishment! We will look at Diane Arbus’s oeuvre, from its beginnings in the fashion world and also compare it to the works of her contemporaries like Gary Winogrand, Lee Friedlander and Andy Warhol.