Ruth Orkin

Father hugging young girl at Penn Station, New York City

1947

A worried girl clutches a comic book as a man kisses her forehead while family stands nearby.
A worried girl clutches a comic book as a man kisses her forehead while family stands nearby.
Recto

Not on view

Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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

Accession number
2018.222

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Gift of the Ruth Orkin Photo Archive

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/60807



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