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Lot 32

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Tired Little Boy Crying Outside Circus, New York City

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$3,570 inc. premium

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Tired Little Boy Crying Outside Circus, New York City, 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.
19 x 12 1/2in (48.2 x 31.8cm)
sheet 20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.6cm)

Footnotes

Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 47
Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, p. 63

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