Day: November 4, 2015
Style of Sport features Ruth’s bicycle trip from 1939
GIRL, 17, CYCLES ACROSS U.S. IN 3 WEEKS RUTH ORKIN IN 1947; THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT PHOTOGRAPHED BY ORKIN IN 1939 In 1939, a 17-year old girl living in California decided to embark on a monumental bike trip across the country. The World’s Fair in New York City was her destination. ...
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Family of Man – 60 years later
Ruth Orkin’s series “The Cardplayers” was the only sequence that Edward Steichen included in the The Family of Man exhibition that was held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1955. A ‘Family of Man’ Reunion By David Gonzalez Oct. 29, 2015 The idea that a photo exhibit could capture ...
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