 Bosworth, whose father had been Clift's lawyer in the late 1940s, had total access to Clift's family while doing research for the project.She also spoke to many of Clift's close friends and colleagues.Bosworth's biography of Arbus, a photographer known for her poetic approach to eccentric and abnormal subjects, was a nuanced appraisal of the artist that also investigated the lurid details of her life, culminating in Arbus's 1971 suicide.