{"product_id":"ruth-orkin-a-photo-spirit-hardcover","title":"Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Orkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eNadine Barth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassic portraits, New York scenes and more from the brilliant and indefatigable American photographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 2021 holiday gift guide pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican photographer Ruth Orkin earned acclaim for her work as she combined her love for travel and her experience growing up in Hollywood into a practice that captured the cinematic elements of everyday life and revealed the humanity of the upper crust.\u003cbr\u003eThe atmospheric photographs taken by Orkin in cities such as Florence, New York and London still shape the image of these metropolises today: her street scenes consistently offer penetrating insights into the personality of her human subjects as well as their environments. This unique quality also manifests in her celebrity portraits of figures such as Albert Einstein, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams and Lauren Bacall: though clearly posed, these photographs offer a certain level of candor that allows the viewer to connect with the sitters on a human level. She also pursued filmmaking with two successful features, \u003ci\u003eLittle Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e (1953) and \u003ci\u003eLovers and Lollipops\u003c\/i\u003e (1955)--and she did all of this as one of the few female practitioners in the field.\u003cbr\u003ePublished on the occasion of what would have been the photographer's 100th birthday, this illustrated volume celebrates Orkin's life and career with an equally extensive and fascinating overview of this exceptional artist's oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Orkin\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-85) studied at Los Angeles City College. Working as a freelance photographer, she published in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eLife, Look\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded an Oscar for the film \u003ci\u003eLittle Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e, which she made with her husband in 1953. \u003ci\u003eA World Through My Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) is her best-known book of photographs.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.7 x 10.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767425859872,"sku":"9783775750950","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf3fdf0a902d3caea9ae6a17ed02a139.webp?v=1780310573","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ruth-orkin-a-photo-spirit-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}