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Authors, works and languages of the image
Ruth Orkin
American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
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Introduction
The photographic work "American Girl in Italy," captured by Ruth Orkin in August 1951, stands as one of the most iconic, widely discussed, and influential images in the history of twentieth-century street photography. Shot in the heart of Florence, in Piazza della Repubblica, just outside the renowned Caffè Gilli, the image seizes a moment of profound sociological and aesthetic density.
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