The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2023

East 100th Street

Untitled

1966–1968

Bruce Davidson

(American, b. 1933)

America, 20th century

Gelatin silver print

Image: 26.7 x 34.1 cm (10 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 28 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)

Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.880

© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Davidson’s photographs of Spanish Harlem were used as evidence of squalid housing conditions in claims against New York City.

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.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Written in black ink on verso: "New York/&/E 100th St"

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Stamped in black ink on verso: "Photograph By/Bruce Davidson/© MAGNUM PHOTOS, INC./15 West 46th Street, N.Y.C. 10036"

Inscription

Written in pencil on verso: "66-46-737/5"

Inscription

Written in pencil on verso: "Bruce Davidson"

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Written in black marker on verso: "64 [circled]"

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Imprinted in black type on white paper adhesive label on verso: "N.Y.C. East 100 STREET #1/BRUCE DAVIDSON"

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Stamped in black ink on verso: "MAGNUM/PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT/NEW YORK./34570 [written in pencil and crossed out] 37886 [written in pencil]/LOG REF: 12447 [written in pencil and crossed out] 30168 [written in pencil and crossed out]/TO BE RETURNED"

Inscription

Written in pencil on verso: 71515"

Inscription

Written in black ink on white adhesive label on verso: "80814"

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.880