Lot 45
Ruth Orkin(American, 1921-1985)Just before a Windstorm in Greenwich Village 2
2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
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Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985)
Just before a Windstorm in Greenwich Village, 1949
2 gelatin silver prints, one vintage, the first printed c. 1970, the second printed 1949 and flush-mounted; the first signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin; the second signed, titled, dated and annotated 'This was shot just before the frame in the Time Life photo series - "Documentary Photography"' in pencil/ink on the flush-mount verso. (2)
(first print, image) 12 3/8 x 17 7/8in (31.4 x 45.5cm); and (second print, image /flush-mount) 6 1/4 x 9 3/8in (15.8 x 23.8cm)
sheet (first print) 16 x 20in (40.6 x 50.8cm)
2 gelatin silver prints, one vintage, the first printed c. 1970, the second printed 1949 and flush-mounted; the first signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin; the second signed, titled, dated and annotated 'This was shot just before the frame in the Time Life photo series - "Documentary Photography"' in pencil/ink on the flush-mount verso. (2)
(first print, image) 12 3/8 x 17 7/8in (31.4 x 45.5cm); and (second print, image /flush-mount) 6 1/4 x 9 3/8in (15.8 x 23.8cm)
sheet (first print) 16 x 20in (40.6 x 50.8cm)
Footnotes
Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, pp. 50-51 (first image illustrated)
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 12
Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, p. 56
Minutes after I had taken this picture, we all cowered in doorways across the street trying to keep the swirling sand out of our eyes. It turned out to be a freak, city-wide windstorm.
RUTH ORKIN
