Ruth Orkin

Father hugging young girl at Penn Station, New York City
1947

A vintage black and white photograph capturing a street scene with a group of people. In the foreground, a child clutches a comic book titled "BONGO" while being embraced by a bald man who is kissing the child's head. The child appears slightly distressed or overwhelmed. A woman in a hat and coat looks on with a neutral expression, and another woman to the right is conversing with someone outside the frame. In the background, various other individuals are milling about, contributing to the busy atmosphere of the setting.

A vintage black and white photograph capturing a street scene with a group of people. In the foreground, a child clutches a comic book titled "BONGO" while being embraced by a bald man who is kissing the child's head. The child appears slightly distressed or overwhelmed. A woman in a hat and coat looks on with a neutral expression, and another woman to the right is conversing with someone outside the frame. In the background, various other individuals are milling about, contributing to the busy atmosphere of the setting.

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Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
2018.222

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Ruth Orkin Photo Archive

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/60807

Ruth Orkin
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