Man in Rain, New York CityArtwork Info About the Artist 1952 Gelatin silver print Estate stamp, in ink, au verso, titled and signed by Mary Orkin Printed circa 1996 (b. 1921, Boston, USA; d. 1985, New York City, USA) Ruth Orkin was the only child of Mary Ruby, a silent movie actress, and Samuel Orkin, a mechanical wizard, and grew up in Hollywood during the heyday of the 1920's and 1930's. She was given a Univex camera when she was 10 and began developing her own photographs