The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Untitled (53226)
1980
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Davidson carried a whistle and knife while photographing in the New York subway, which in the 1970s was plagued by robberies and attacks.Description
Although he was inspired by Walker Evan’s covert shots of subway riders from the mid-1930s, Davidson wanted his subjects to be aware of his camera. He asked and received permission from transit authorities and the riders in his photographs. Like Evans, Davidson captures the claustrophobic environment of the subway car, a space that Davidson viewed as the dark and dangerous underworld of the city.- {{cite web|title=Untitled (53226)|url=false|author=Bruce Davidson|year=1980|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1018