East 100th Street
Primary TitleUntitled
Artist
Bruce Davidson
(American, born 1933)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 x 18 5/8 inches (38.1 x 47.31 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.37.6
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Bruce Davidson"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "PF75209"
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DescriptionImage of a young man and smiling young woman; they stand close to one another with their faces touching.Gallery LabelA young man and woman face the camera with beauty, grace, and dignity. This photograph is from the series East 100th Street, which depicts the realities of daily life for the people who lived on one block in East Harlem, New York. Bruce Davidson worked on the project between 1967 and 1969. He collaborated with a grassroots community planning group run by East Harlem residents to gain the trust of the people who lived there. Davidson’s sympathetic, intimate approach conveyed his subjects’ individuality, as seen here.
Copyright© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
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