The Fascinating Work of Diane Arbus Diane Nemorev was born on March 14, 1923 in New York City, NY, and raised in Central Park West, NY. She was the daughter of wealthy Jewish parents, but was raised primarily by several governesses. For this reason she did not have a good relationship with her parents and often felt alone. Diane felt the unreality in her life. When Diane learned new things, she felt like she couldn't try them. As a child she painted at school. Diane hated painting and when she graduated from high school she immediately stopped. Painting made her tremble, because Arbus hated the smell of paint and the sound of brush on paper. People would say Diane was great, but she felt something was great and didn't want to do it. At the age of thirteen Diane fell in love with Allan Arbus. They married when she turned eighteen against her parents' wishes. Allan, five years older, went into the army to study photography. Upon his return he began a career as a photographer in the fields of advertising and fashion. They began working together in advertising, with Diane as her assistant, and took photos for her father's company. During that time, she decided she wanted to become a photographer and began working on her own. Diane and Allan soon started a family after their marriage. They have two daughters, Doon (born April 3, 1945) and Amy (born 1954). Between 1955 and 1957, Diana studied photography with Austrian-American Lisette Model, one of the most famous photography teachers of the time. Lisette immediately noticed Diane's commercial photographs and helped her delve into her personal work. Lisette showed Diane that when you get more specific in your photos... middle of paper.... But Diane goes further. He wanted to give a "sign to the world, that there is a point between what you want people to know about you and what you can't stop people from knowing about you." (Diane Arbus) She found these 'monsters' irresistible and adored them. «They made me feel a mixture of shame and amazement. There's something legendary about monsters. Like a person in a fairy tale who stops you and asks you to answer a riddle. Most people go through life fearing that they will have a traumatic experience. Monsters are born with their trauma. They have already passed the test of life.' (Diane Arbus) She gave more to her subjects than to her images. Because Arbus thought the topic was more interesting than his photos. She wasn't afraid to get to know them and they felt comfortable around her. Unfortunately, Arbus has often been criticized as lacking compassion.