Ruth Orkin : The Story Behind the Classic Photo - Softcover

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition 'Jinx Allen in Florence', at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York from September 16 to October 22, 2005. Jinx Allen is the subject of Ruth Orkin's most memorable photograph 'American Girl in Italy' taken the morning of August 22, 1951. Essays by Ninalee Craig (Jinx Allen), and Shaun Considine. Chronology. List of plates. 10" high X 8" wide, about 30 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. Seller Inventory # 018203

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AMERICAN GIRL IN ITALY. The Making of a Classic. Signed by the Model Jinx Allen (a.k.a.) Ninalee Craig

Orkin, Ruth

Published by Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 2005

ISBN 10: 0974886327 ISBN 13: 9780974886329

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Seller: Ed Smith Books, Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.

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Paperback. Condition: A nearly fine copy. Ruth Orkin (illustrator). First edition thus. Small 4to. In 1951, Life magazine sent Ruth Orkin on assignment to Israel. "From there she went to Italy, and it was in Florence that she met Jinx Allen (now known as Ninalee Craig), a painter and fellow American. The two were talking about their shared experiences traveling alone as young, single women when my mother had an idea (this recollection by Mary Engel, the daughter of Ruth Orkin). "Come on," she said,"let's go out and shoot pictures of what it's really like." In the morning while the Italian women were inside preparing lunch, Jinx gawked at statues, asked Military officials for directions, fumbled with lire and flirted in cafes while my mother photographed her. They had a lot of fun, as this photograph, "Staring at the Statue", demonstrates. My mother's best known image, "American Girl in Italy" was also created as part of the series. 32 unumbered pages, perfect bound in the original photo illustrated wrappers. Seller Inventory # 15205