Analysis of "King and Queen, Senior Citizens" Photograph
The image being analyzed here is Diane Arbus's photograph, "The King and Queen: Senior Citizens", taken in 1970. This image shows an elderly man and woman who are being photographed with capes and crowns. They are seated far apart and do not show any type of acknowledgement towards each other. This image appears to be about the relationship between the people in the photograph. There are many scenarios that could describe what is going on in this image.
The woman in the photo appears to be somewhere in her mid-60s. She has short brown hair and retro-looking glasses on that look like they came straight out of the 80s. She is wearing a leopard print dress and blacks sandals. She looks like an older woman attempting to dress as a teenager. On top of her head is a crown fit for a queen and over her dress is a silky cape. She has a wrapped gift seated on her lap. The man in the image appears to be in his mid-80s. He is dressed......
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