Lot 31
Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951
Sale 1183 - Photographs
May 2, 2023
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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951
Gelatin silver print, printed later, Estate facsimile signature stamp in the margin; signed, titled, dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
image: 12 1/2 x 18 3/4in. (31.7 x 47.6cm.)
sheet: 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm.)
Literature:
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, pp. 90-91; Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 9; Ruth Orkin: Above and Beyond, Ruth Orkin Archive/ Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, December 9, 1999-January 22, 2000, exhibition catalogue, p. 9; Ruth Orkin, An American Girl in Italy: The Making of A Classic, Ruth Orkin Archive/ Howard Greenberg Gallery, September 16 - October 22, 2005, exhibition catalogue, cover and pl. 10; Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, pp. 106-107
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