Lot 27
Ruth Orkin(1921-1985)M.G.M. Messenger Room, Hollywood
2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New YorkUS$1,000 - US$1,500
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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
M.G.M. Messenger Room, Hollywood, 1948
Gelatin silver print, printed later, facsimile signature blindstamp in the margin; signed, titled, dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
8 5/8 x 13in (21.8 x 33cm)
sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.6cm)
Gelatin silver print, printed later, facsimile signature blindstamp in the margin; signed, titled, dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
8 5/8 x 13in (21.8 x 33cm)
sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.6cm)
Footnotes
Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 55
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 17
Bulletin Board in the messenger room. Messengers were not permitted to take photographs of the stars or ask for their autographs. The M.G.M. stars did, however, autograph pictures of themselves and these were hung in the messenger room.
RUTH ORKIN
