Ruth Orkin
Bike Trip, USA, 1939
Published by Textuel
Auhor: Clément Chéroux
The extraordinary maiden voyage of one of the 20th century's great photographers revealed for the first time. In 1939, at the age of 17, Ruth Orkin crossed the United States alone with her bicycle, her camera and only $25 in her pocket. This "bike trip" across the United States took her from Los Angeles to New York, where she planned to visit the World's Fair. Her journey and her daring, exceptional for the time, aroused the curiosity of the local press, which devoted numerous reports to her during her passage. It was during this cycling epic that Ruth Orkin sketched out the beginnings of her photographic style.
Hard cover
Size: 22 x 20 cm
1 500 copies
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Ruth Orkin
Bike Trip, USA, 1939
Published by Textuel
Auhor: Clément Chéroux
The extraordinary maiden voyage of one of the 20th century's great photographers revealed for the first time. In 1939, at the age of 17, Ruth Orkin crossed the United States alone with her bicycle, her camera and only $25 in her pocket. This "bike trip" across the United States took her from Los Angeles to New York, where she planned to visit the World's Fair. Her journey and her daring, exceptional for the time, aroused the curiosity of the local press, which devoted numerous reports to her during her passage. It was during this cycling epic that Ruth Orkin sketched out the beginnings of her photographic style.
Hard cover
Size: 22 x 20 cm
1 500 copies
FR and EN versions