ArtistsRuth Orkin
Ruth Orkin

Ruth Orkin

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PhotographyPhotography
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15
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20
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New York/New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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The Family of Man
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Photographs by 51 Photographers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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Color Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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Ruth Orkin was an American photographer and filmmaker whose postwar work documented the everyday experiences of women and children with equal attention to domestic interiors and public space. Operating across still photography and motion picture, she developed a visual language that combined documentary precision with intimate, often humorous observation, capturing ordinary moments during a period of significant social transformation.

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Lana Turner...Ben Gage, Friend, Esther Williams and Fernando Lamas at Marion Davis’ Party, Hollywood, 1952 (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Lana Turner...Ben Gage, Friend, Esther Williams and Fernando Lamas at Marion Davis’ Party, Hollywood, 1952 (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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