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Ruth Orkin    (American, 1921-1985)

 Ruth Orkin - American Girl in Italy (Photographs) h: 11 x w: 14 in / h: 27.9 x w: 35.6 cm
Ruth Orkin
American Girl in Italy 1951
 
  

Biography
1921 Born in Boston, MA
1943 Moved to New York City and became a photojournalist for magazines such as Life, Look, and Ladies Home Journal.
1952 Married the photographer Morris Engel.
1953 Editor, co-director and co-writer of film, Little Fugitive, which received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay
1959 Named one of the “Top Ten Women Photographers in the U.S” by the Professional Photographers of America.
1974 Retrospective of her work at the Nikon House in New York
1976 Instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York
1977 Exhibition of work at The Witkin Gallery
1978 A World Through My Window published by Harper and Row
1980 Instructor at the International Center of Photography, New York;
1980 Awarded the First Annual Manhattan Cultural Award in Photography
1981 A Photo Journal published Viking Press
1983 More Pictures From My Window published by Rizzoli
1984 Received the Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society of New York
1985 Dies in New York City

Exhibitions
1995 International Center of Photography, New York
1994 Witkin Gallery, New York
1990 Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan
1985 Witkin Gallery, New York
1980 Atlanta Gallery of Photography, Atlanta, Georgia
1979 Rizzoli Gallery, New York
1978 Milwaukee Center of Photography, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1977 Witkin Gallery, New York; Enjay Gallery, Boston, Massachusettes
1974 Nikon House, New York
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