Ruth Orkin 1921-1986

flush-mounted, titled by the photographer in ink and with her '65 Central Park West, New York City 10023, EN2-1658' studio stamp on the reverse, overmatted, signed, titled 'Florence, Italy,' and dated by the photographer in pencil on the overmat, 1951, printed later (Ruth Orkin, p. 9; American Girl in Italy, cover and pl. 10; A History of Women Photographers, p. 234; Defining Eye, p. 26)

This photograph is in generally very good to excellent condition. There is some wear and tiny emulsion loss at the flush-mounted edges. When examined in high raking light, there are several tiny, faint indentations and light scratches that do not break the emulsion as well as several tiny creases that appear to break the emulsion, in the tie area of the man fourth from the left, and in the upper left corner. These are minor and do not detract from the print's attractive appearance. When examined with a black light, this print does appear to fluoresce slightly.
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