Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
Albert Einstein at a Princeton Luncheon, 1953
Albert Einstein at a Princeton Luncheon, 1953
Sale 1183 - Photographs
May 2, 2023
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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
Albert Einstein at a Princeton Luncheon, 1953
Albert Einstein at a Princeton Luncheon, 1953
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: 18 3/4 x 14 3/4in. (47.6 x 37.5cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm.)
Literature:
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981 p. 125; Engel & Gresh, Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit, Hatje Cantz, 2021, p. 197
This was taken while I was having lunch with Einstein and about one hundred men who had each contributed twenty-five thousand dollars to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After lunch I was to photograph him shaking hands with each of the men. As Einstein and a long line of men waited, I fumbled with my equipment while I changed film, an obvious bundle of nerves. Einstein was terribly sweet and kept saying, "Take it easy. Don't worry. We'll wait. Take your time!"
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