Ruth orkin

RUTH ORKIN (1921-1986) Orkin, Ruth Washington Street, Greenwich Village Gelatin silver print. Late 1940's. Horatio Street and Central Park West credit stamps and titled in red ink on the reverse of the flush-mount. 9 x 6in. (24.1 x 15.9cm.)

Documentary photographer became known for traveling great distances, capturing moods and waiting for just the right shot.

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Documentary photographer became known for traveling great distances, capturing moods and waiting for just the right shot.

A look at the life of a 1950s Photo journalist - Photographer Ruth Orkin directed a little remembered docu drama in 1956 called Lovers and Lollipops. It inspired director Todd Haynes to make the Oscar

"Basically, I mean, ah—well, let's say that for me anyway when a photograph is interesting, it's interesting because of the kind of photographic problem it states—which has to do with the . . . contest between content and form." Originally Published in Image Magazine by George Eastman House -

Expressions of Life is an emotional, inspiring, and romantic chronicle of the pioneering photographer and filmmaker Ruth Orkin.

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Love the red and Grey. Aimee