[OT] I need a particular picture

[hlockwood]

I hope someone here will be able to answer my question.

There is a famous shot, B&W of course, taken in Rome in ~1951 of a young, attractive American woman passing through a gantlet of Italian men who are leering at her. She has a pained expression on her face. Beautiful shot, probably taken with a Leica. 😀

I'm afraid I don't know the photographer, but it's likely to be someone quite famous. Any idea?

Harry

 

[VictorM.]

Ruth Orkin. I'm pretty sure she used a Contax. The subject was a model. She and Orkin were trying to put together a story about travelling alone in Europe.

 

[EliasK]

I believe it is this picture:

Ruth Orkin is the photographer

 

[M. Valdemar]

Orkin was a good photographer.

Not like that big faker, Eggleston.

 

[hlockwood]

That's the one!

That's the one!

I believe it is this picture:

Ruth Orkin is the photographer

YES!! Thank you VictorM and EliasK. I wonder now where I can get a reproduction of that one. I ask because my (Italian) barber was recently given a mounted copy, perhaps ~16x20.

Harry

Edit: It's available from the Ruth Orkin site. Should have looked before posting.