RUTH ORKIN

Ruth Orkin is a legend of street photography her atmospheric pictures taken in cities such as Florence, New York and London still shape the image of these metropolises today. But Orkins specialty not only encompassed the urban but also the personal. This is evi dent in her unique eye that enabled her street scenes to consistently offer penetrating insights into the time and personality of he r ubjects. And it likewise shows in her fantastic portraits of celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Woody Allen, and Lauren Bacall.