Diane Arbus’s “Norma and Gallo, members of a Brooklyn teen gang, N.Y.C., 1960.”

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Here we see two members of a gang in Brooklyn; this image is hardly what comes to mind when one imagines gang members in NYC in 2016. They appear well dressed, well kept and happy; no signs of violence or poverty plagues their image. This photograph reminds us that gangs are’t merely organized criminal groups, but also social circles that have existed in a niche for generations. From looking at these two teenagers our first impression appears to be a warm couple; only the juxtaposition of the photos title gives away their identity.

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