Collection Online as of March 27, 2023
Brooklyn Gang
Untitled (40037)
Bruce Davidson
(American, b. 1933)
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.743
© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
Location
not on view
Description
The gang member making out in the back seat of a car on the way home from Coney Island is Lefty, identifiable by his tattoo. “We always wondered why the girls liked him,” recalled Jokers member Bob Powers. “We never thought he was good-looking, but all the girls loved him. It was amazing.”