Ruth Orkin

Boy Diving into Hudson River, Gansevoort Pier, New York City
1947

A black and white photograph capturing a person mid-dive off the edge of a wooden dock next to a large building, with the shimmering water below and an industrial skyline in the distance.

A black and white photograph capturing a person mid-dive off the edge of a wooden dock next to a large building, with the shimmering water below and an industrial skyline in the distance.

On view
Floor 7

Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 6 13/16in. (24.1 × 17.3 cm)

Accession number
2019.21

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Ruth Orkin

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