In this gelatin silver print, Diane Arbus captures an intimate moment between a woman and her baby monkey with the unflinching directness characteristic of her portraiture work. The photograph presents both subject and animal with equal compositional weight, inviting viewers to contemplate the peculiar domestic arrangement and the psychological relationship between human and creature. Printed later by Neil Selkirk from Arbus's original negative, this work exemplifies her anthropological approach to photography and her fascination with the unconventional lives and relationships existing within American culture.