Collection Online as of August 5, 2021
East 100th Street
Untitled
Bruce Davidson
(American, b. 1933)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 19.7 x 25 cm (7 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.877
Location
not on view
Description
Davidson spent two years photographing in Spanish Harlem, attempting to integrate himself into the daily lives of its residents. In the past he had used a 35mm camera, but here he turned to a large-format, 4 x 5-inch camera, which requires a tripod and slows down the act of photographing, making the session more of a shared experience, a give and take.