Starlight Roof at the Waldorf, New York City

1950

Ruth Orkin

Associated Names
Ruth Orkin

Artist, American, 1921 - 1985

The image is an overhead view of a vintage car parked on a street next to a sidewalk. Several people are around the car, some getting in or out. The sidewalk features an awning with the text "STARRY ROOF" and "WALDORF ASTORIA" visible. The ground is neatly paved, and the composition suggests movement and activity in an urban setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Ruth Orkin; by inheritance to Mary Engel; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY, by 1999; NGA purchase, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Ruth Orkin: Above and Beyond, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, December 9, 1999 - January 22, 2000.

Bibliography

1999

  • Ruth Orkin: Above and Beyond. Exh. cat. Howard Greenberg Gallery. New York, 1999: 42.

Inscriptions

on verso, center stamped in black ink: Ruth Orkin / 53 W 88 NY 24 [crossed out]; center in graphite: print n.s. / Park Ave; upper right: CD5911; center left: PF30927

Wikidata ID

Q64171078

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