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Ruth Orkin
Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin, 1951

1951

About the Item

Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin depicts a window with three faces peering out into the world. A reflection of a large ship is cast onto these young faces, as they stare out into the unknown. This photograph is listed as a 9.75 x 13.25 in. silver gelatin print, with the paper size measuring 11 x 14 inches. It is titled, dated, and signed by estate on verso in pencil, and has blind stamp on print margin. This photograph is also available in 16 x 20 in. Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985) was an American photojournalist and filmmaker. Orkin photographed many celebrities and eminent personalities amongst the likes of Einstein, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, Doris Day, and Tennessee Williams. She travelled the world on assignments from magazines such as LIFE and Look, and her most celebrated photograph from those travels is “An American Girl in Italy” (1951). In 1952, she married fellow photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel, with whom she worked on two independent feature films. In the following decades, she taught photography in New York at the School of Visual Arts and the International Center of Photography. Orkin’s work has received many awards and been published in a number of books.
  • Creator:
    Ruth Orkin (1921-1985, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1951
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    16 x 20 in.Price: $1,750
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  • Gallery Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 134971stDibs: LU2159336062

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