Father and Son, Penn Station, New York City

1948

Ruth Orkin

Associated Names
Ruth Orkin

Artist, American, 1921 - 1985

The image shows a man sitting on a rectangular box, captured from the waist up. He is seated sideways, facing left, with his legs bent, while a young boy sits on his lap facing forward. The man wears a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and dark trousers. He is also wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and is slightly turned to the side, head tilted as he gazes at something off-frame to the left. The child has short hair and is looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and a jacket. The man wears dark lace-up shoes, and socks with a checkered pattern are visible between the trousers and shoes. The background shows a patterned pavement, with several blurred pedestrians walking by, dressed in mid-20th-century attire.

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Provenance

The Estate of Ruth Orkin, New York; by inheritance to Mary Engel, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in blue ink: Ruth Orkin; center artist stamp in black ink with address crossed out in black crayon; lower center artist stamp in red ink; possibly by artist, lower center in green ink: Penn Station


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