Ruth Orkin
Horatio and Washington Streets, Greenwich Village, New York

Horatio and Washington Streets, Greenwich Village, New York

© Ruth Orkin Photo Archive

Horatio and Washington Streets, Greenwich Village, New York
Horatio and Washington Streets, Greenwich Village, New York
ArtistAmerican, 1921–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Horatio and Washington Streets, Greenwich Village, New York
Date1940s
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.8 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.8 × 24.1 cm)
Mount: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.8 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Marion Mundy, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1774
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

At the corner of Horatio and Washington in Greenwich
Village, a barrel placed over an open fire hydrant directs water upward, creating
the perfect public sprinkler to provide relief from a hot summer day in New
York City. Ruth Orkin photographed this moment of chaotic childhood excitement
and maternal multitasking only a few buildings down from the apartment at 88
Horatio Street where she lived from 1945 to 1950.




Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, reading vertically center right: RUTH ORKIN // 88 horatio st. // n. y. c. [second and third lines crossed out in pencil]
Stamped in red ink, verso, reading vertically center right: Ruth Orkin // 65 Central Park West // New York City 23
Inscribed in red ink, verso, reading vertically center right: Horatio & Washington Sts // Greenwich Village
Inscribed in pencil, verso, reading vertically bottom center: PF26 488

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