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Horatio [Street]

1948

Ruth Orkin

(American, 1921–1985)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Engel/Ruth Orkin Photo Archive 2023.61
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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The view from above was a hallmark of modernist photography that worked out well for urban photojournalism.

Description

Shooting from an upper story window, Ruth Orkin captures the diversity of a New York City crowd, presumably on Horatio Street given the work’s title. There are men in uniforms, work clothes, and business suits, while the women wear wool coats, some also sporting a brooch or a hat. People gaze in various directions, their attention drawn to different occurrences and sights. This group of strangers is brought together for just one moment, soon to be dispersed into the ebb and flow of the city streets.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a dense, overlapping crowd on a city street. From a high angle, figures in wool overcoats and fedoras walk toward the viewer. In the center stands a man in a dark uniform and peaked cap. In the lower foreground, a man in a light, patterned suit jacket and a child walk toward the right. A dark lamppost with a mailbox marks the background.

Horatio [Street]

1948

Ruth Orkin

(American, 1921–1985)
America

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