A Photographer's Hairy Encounters

By JULIA M. KLEIN

As a photographer, Diane Arbus seemed fearless, but she conquered her fear only in stages. Describing her artistic pursuits as "a kind of contemporary anthropology," Arbus (1923-71) fastened her penetrating gaze on carnivals, circuses, nudist camps, strip clubs, bordellos, protest rallies, park benches, and the parlors of the rich....