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Lot 26

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Albert Einstein, Princeton Luncheon, New Jersey

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$11,475 inc. premium

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Albert Einstein, Princeton Luncheon, New Jersey, 1953
Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink on the mount.
17 x 13 1/2in (43.1 x 34.3cm)
mount 20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.6cm)

Footnotes

Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 125
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, p. 26

This was taken while I was having lunch with Einstein and about one hundred men who had each contributed twenty-five thousand dollars to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After lunch I was supposed to photograph Einstein shaking hands with each of the men...I was an obvious bundle of nerves...Einstein was terribly sweet and kept saying, "Take it easy. Don't worry. We'll wait. Take your time!"
RUTH ORKIN

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