Collection Online as of November 28, 2023
England/Scotland
Untitled
Bruce Davidson
(American, b. 1933)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 20.6 x 31.3 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.6 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.905
Location
not on view
Description
Hired by the British lifestyle periodical The Queen to photograph Britain in 1960, Davidson spent three months traveling around the United Kingdom to shed light on the changes Britons were experiencing in the decades after World War II. He was democratic in his selection of subjects, shooting London’s poorest districts, rural culture, and mining operations in addition to England’s upper class.