Classic Photographs
Classic Photographs
Ruth Orkin
'An American Girl in Italy'
Lot Closed
October 5, 02:18 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
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Ruth Orkin
1921 - 1986
'An American Girl in Italy'
gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and copyrighted in ink in the margin, signed, titled, dated, copyrighted, and annotated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1951, printed later
image: 12 by 18 ¼ in. (30.5 by 46.4 cm.)
frame: 17 by 21 in. (43.2 by 53.3 cm.)
Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, The Making of a Classic (New York, 2005), cover and pl. 10
2021 marks the centennial of Ruth Orkin’s birth. To honor the century since the distinguished street photographer was born, numerous institutions and galleries are staging solo retrospectives of her work, including Fotografiska, New York, Frierium, F3, Berlin, and Museo Civico di Bassano, among others.