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Lot 12

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Jewish Refugees at Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Jewish Refugees at Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1951
Gelatin silver print, printed later, facsimile signature blindstamp in the margin; signed, titled, dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
9 3/4 x 13 1/8in (24.8 x 33.2cm)
sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.5cm)

Footnotes

Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 80
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 30
Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, p. 62

In May 1951, I went on the first El Al press junket from New York to Israel...I stayed on afterwards for two and a half months...Seeing Israel was one of the richest experiences of my life.
RUTH ORKIN

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