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Ruth Orkin(1921-1985)Tirza Castelbolgnesi, age 3 1/2 years, Looking into the Mirror, Tel Aviv
2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
Tirza Castelbolgnesi, age 3 1/2 years, Looking into the Mirror, Tel Aviv, 1951
Vintage gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on masonite, printed 1951, 'Central Park West' credit in pencil and 'Central Park West' credit stamp on the flush-mount verso.
sheet / flush-mount 15 1/4 x 19 1/4in (38.7 x 48.8cm)
Vintage gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on masonite, printed 1951, 'Central Park West' credit in pencil and 'Central Park West' credit stamp on the flush-mount verso.
sheet / flush-mount 15 1/4 x 19 1/4in (38.7 x 48.8cm)
Footnotes
Tirza Castelbolognesi, age three and a half, was one of four children of a German Jewish mother and an Italian Jewish father. Her grandfather had been chief rabbi of Milan. When I met Tirza, she was living in a children's home at Givat Brenner, the largest kibbutz in Israel. Although we couldn't communicate with words, I had a wonderful time photographing her.
RUTH ORKIN