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Lot 36

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Marlon Brando on the set of "Julius Caesar"

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Marlon Brando on the set of "Julius Caesar", 1953
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.
18 1/2 x 12 1/2in (47 x 31.7cm)
sheet 20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.6cm)

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Literature
Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 117
Ruth Orkin: A Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, May 5-July 16, 1995, exhibition catalogue, p. 29

Marlon Brando, as Brutus, 1952. Brando wanted to know where I had had it made my skirt came from (I had had it made in Italy), whether I was familiar with the philosophy book that was lying on his dressing room table (no, I wasn't) and could I play chess (no, I couldn't.) After that he lost interest in me and turned his attention to the chess game with Lew Berg, the reporter who was with me.
RUTH ORKIN

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