Lot 28
Ruth Orkin(1921-1985)Mother and Daughter, Penn Station
2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$4,462.50 inc. premium
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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
Mother and Daughter, Penn Station, late 1940s
Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on card, printed later, titled, dated in ink and 'Central Park West' copyright credit stamps on teh flush-mount verso.
image/ flush-mount 13 1/8 x 8 3/4in (33.3 x 22.3cm)
Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on card, printed later, titled, dated in ink and 'Central Park West' copyright credit stamps on teh flush-mount verso.
image/ flush-mount 13 1/8 x 8 3/4in (33.3 x 22.3cm)
Footnotes
Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 43
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 25
Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, p. 88
At Pennsylvania Station. Newspaper photographers were still using their heavy and limited Speed Graphics. How happy I was with my little 35mm Contax. Because my camera was light, I could hold it up to my eye for as long as I needed until every element fell into place.
RUTH ORKIN
