Ruth Orkin Boston 1921 - 1985 New York

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Ruth Orkin - \'Pigeons on Park Ave., from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel\'
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The Gift of Photographs
December 2023
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - My Bike in San Francisco
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Photographs
October 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 2.794 USD
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Ruth Orkin - My bike shadow & me on a San Francisco Hill
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Photographs
October 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 6.985 USD
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Ruth Orkin - \'Pigeons on Park Ave., from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel\'
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Photographs
October 2023
Bonhams, London
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy
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Photographs
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Realised: 15.240 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Man in Rain, West 88th Street, New York City
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Discovery on Madison Online
February 2023
Bonhams
Est.: 750 - 1.000 USD
Realised: 485 USD
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Ruth Orkin - White Stoops, New York City
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Photographie
December 2022
Lempertz, Cologne
Est.: 1.500 - 2.000 EUR
Realised: 1.512 EUR
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Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Florence, Italy
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The Gift of Photographs
December 2022
Bonhams
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 7.650 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Man in Rain, West 88th Street, New York City
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The Gift of Photographs
December 2022
Bonhams
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Realised: 2.423 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Fire Hydrant (mother and child)
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Photographs
October 2022
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy
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Photographs
October 2022
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Realised: not available
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The artist Ruth Orkin

  • American photographer and filmmaker who flourished in the 1950s.
  • Her best-known work, »American Girl in Italy,« was her breakthrough.
  • She was one of three filmmakers nominated for an Academy Award in 1954.

Ruth Orkin was an American photographer and filmmaker who grew up in Hollywood as the daughter of a silent film actress. She was born in Boston in 1921 and later studied photojournalism at Los Angeles City College. Her most famous work, American Girl in Italy (1951)-in which model Ninalee Craig marches through a crowd of men gazing at her, some admiring, some sexualized-helped her break through.

Beginning in 1943, Orkin earned her living by taking baby pictures and working as a nightclub photographer. Soon she was working as a photojournalist for magazines such as Life, Look, and Ladies' Home Journal. She also attended summer music classes at Tanglewood, a music rehearsal and concert venue in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. There she had the opportunity to photograph such accomplished musicians as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Serge Koussevitzky. After joining the Photo League in 1947, she participated in their exhibition This Is the Photo League (1948-1949).

Her American Girl in Italy was taken while she was traveling for Life magazine. She worked on the series Don't Be Afraid to Travel Alone. She reportedly met her model the night before at a hotel in Florence. The two reportedly decided to explore the city for a feature on a woman traveling alone. A year later, Orkin returned to New York, where she starred in The Little Fugitive, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1954. Her future husband and director Morris Engel was also involved in the movie.

Ruth Orkin taught photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1976 to 1978 and at the International Center of Photography in 1979. Among her later successes were the coffee-table books A World Through My Window (1978) and More Pictures From My Window (1983), whose evocative titles reveal what is inside: Orkin regularly photographed from the window of her New York apartment overlooking Central Park, capturing special events such as concerts, parades, and the marathon. Orkin died in January 1985 at the age of 63.

Die Künstlerin Ruth Orkin

  • US-amerikanische Fotografin und Filmemacherin mit Hochphase in den 1950ern.
  • Ihr bekanntestes Werk »American Girl in Italy« verhalf ihr zum Durchbruch.
  • War 1954 als eine von drei Filmschaffenden für den Oscar nominiert.

Ruth Orkin war eine US-amerikanische Fotografin und Filmemacherin, die als Tochter einer Stummfilmschauspielerin in Hollywood aufwuchs. Geboren wurde sie 1921 in Boston und studierte später am Los Angeles City College Fotojournalismus. Ihr prominentestes Werk American Girl in Italy (1951) verhalf ihr zum Durchbruch – auf dem Bild marschiert das Fotomodell Ninalee Craig durch eine Schar von Männern, die sie, teils bewundernd, teils sexualisierend, anblicken. 

Orkin verdiente sich ihren Lebensunterhalt ab 1943 zunächst mit Babyfotografien und als Fotografin in einem Nachtclub. Schon bald war sie als Bildjournalistin für Zeitschriften wie Life, Look und Ladies’ Home Journal tätig. Außerdem wohnte sie den musikalischen Sommerkursen in Tanglewood, einer musikalischen Proben- und Konzertstätte in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, bei. Dort hatte sie die Möglichkeit, erfolgreiche Musiker wie Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland oder Serge Koussevitzky zu fotografieren. Nachdem sie 1947 der Photo League beigetreten war, nahm sie an deren Ausstellung This Is the Photo League (1948–1949) teil.

Ihr American Girl in Italy entstand, als sie gerade für das Life Magazin unterwegs war. Sie arbeitete gerade an der Reihe Don’t Be Afraid to Travel Alone. Angeblich hatte sie ihr Modell abends zuvor in einem Hotel in Florenz kennengelernt. Die beiden sollen beschlossen haben, die Stadt für eine Reportage über eine solo reisende Frau zu erkunden. Ein Jahr später ging Orkin nach New York zurück, wo sie am Film Little Fugitive (Der kleine Ausreißer) mitwirkte, der 1954 sogar für einen Oscar nominiert war. Auch ihr späterer Ehemann und Regisseur Morris Engel war an dem Film beteiligt.

Von 1976 bis 1978 unterrichtete Ruth Orkin Fotografie an der School of Visual Arts in New York, 1979 am International Center of Photography. Einer ihrer späteren Erfolge waren die Bildbände A World Through My Window (1978) und More Pictures From My Window (1983), deren sprechende Titel verraten, was darin zu sehen war: Orkin fotografierte regelmäßig aus dem Fenster ihrer New Yorker Wohnung über dem Central Park aus dem Fenster und hielt besondere Veranstaltungen wie Konzerte, Paraden oder den Marathon fest. Orkin starb im Januar 1985 im Alter von 63 Jahren.

Ruth Orkin - Watching Princess Margaret pass during Armistice Day ceremonies, London, November
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Photographs
October 2022
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - Couple in café, Paris 6
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PhotographsSummer Cut
August 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Florence, Italy, contact sheet
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PhotographsSummer Cut
August 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Realised: 1.530 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Central Park (Little boy with dog in stroller), New York City
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PhotographsSummer Cut
August 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 4.463 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Jimmy \
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PhotographsSummer Cut
August 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Realised: 8.925 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Girls twirling on street, New York City
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PhotographsSummer Cut
August 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 700 - 1.000 USD
Realised: 701 USD
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Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Florence, Italy
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Photographs
April 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 4.080 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Jimmy \
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Photographs
April 2022
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - Hot dog stand from above, New York City
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Ruth Orkin@100Photographs Online
February 2022
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Realised: 1.020 USD
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Ruth Orkin - American girl in Florence, Italy
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Ruth Orkin@100Photographs Online
February 2022
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Realised: 20.313 USD
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Ruth Orkin - Jimmy \
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Ruth Orkin@100Photographs Online
February 2022
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Ruth Orkin - A selection of publications 8
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Ruth Orkin@100Photographs Online
February 2022
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 300 - 500 USD
Realised: 893 USD
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