Ruth Orkin (American, 1921–1985)

Timeline

1921: Born in Boston, MA
1943: Moved to New York City and became a photojournalist for magazines such as Life, Look, and Ladies Home Journal.
1952: Married the photographer Morris Engel.
1953: Editor, co-director and co-writer of film, Little Fugitive, which received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay
1959: Named one of the “Top Ten Women Photographers in the U.S” by the Professional Photographers of America.
1974: Retrospective of her work at the Nikon House in New York
1976: Instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York
1977: Exhibition of work at The Witkin Gallery
1978: A World Through My Window published by Harper and Row
1980: Instructor at the International Center of Photography, New York;
1980: Awarded the First Annual Manhattan Cultural Award in Photography
1981: A Photo Journal published Viking Press
1983: More Pictures From My Window published by Rizzoli
1984: Received the Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society of New York
1985: Dies in New York City

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