Ruth Orkin

signed on the reverse, attached along the top edge only to a flush mount, titled and dated and the Central Park West studio stamp on the reverse, 1952, probably printed in the late 1950s or early 1960s

Ruth Orkin, cover

This print, on medium-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally very good to excellent condition. There is some wear at the edges, with intermittent minor chipping that is most noticeable at the top left corner. When examined with a black light, this print appears to fluoresce very slightly. The apparently low level of fluroescence suggests that this print was likely made no later than the early 1960s.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

signed by the photographer in pencil on the reverse, attached along the top edge only to a flush mount, titled and dated by the photographer in ink and with her '65 Central Park West, New York City 10023, EN2-1658' studio stamp on the reverse, 1952, probably printed in the late 1950s or early 1960s