Ruth Orkin

mural-sized, on a Masonite box mount, signed, titled, dated, and copyrighted in ink on the image, 1951, printed no later than 1985 (American Girl in Italy, cover and pl. 10)

This unglazed print, trimmed to the image and box-mounted on Masonite, has edges that are somewhat rubbed and chipped, particularly in the upper right corner. There are 4 horizontal scratches (1/8-in., 5/8-inch and two that are 2 inches) that break the emulsion near the top edge.
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In the early 1980s, the photographer supervised a print run of approximately 25 photographs in this size format.