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Lot 54

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Ruth Orkin's Nikon F camera (1955) and camera bag

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Ruth Orkin's Nikon F camera (1955) and camera bag,
Nikon's first SLR camera (50mm and 135mm lenses), purchased 1955, accompanied by a carrying case, with the artist's 'Central Park West' address label affixed on the inside pocket.

Footnotes

Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, 1981, p. 115

I think that taking pictures must be my way of asking people to Look at this – Look at that. If my photographs make the viewer feel what I did when I took them, then I've accomplished my purpose.
RUTH ORKIN

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