The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Waiting

1949

Ruth Orkin

(American, 1921–1985)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.1 x 14.6 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mary Engel/Ruth Orkin Photo Archive 2023.63
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Ruth Orkin often photographed whatever she could see out of the windows of the apartments she lived in.

Description

One can imagine Orkin feeling a kinship to this dog. Resembling a grumpy old man, it leans on the windowsill and watches the world go by content to remain inside his home.
  • ?-2022
    Orkin/Engle Film & Photo Archive, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 5, 2022-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.63