South Wales

1967

Bruce Davidson

Associated Names
Bruce Davidson

Artist, American, born 1933

The image shows a group of miners standing closely together, their full bodies visible. They are wearing work-appropriate clothing, including dark jackets, shirts, pants, and helmets with mounted lamps. Some miners are facing the camera while others look off to the side. The background includes an industrial structure with a large steel framework against a cloudy sky, with a building partially visible behind the group.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.4 x 24.5 cm (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
    mount: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.65

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Davidson, Bruce. Bruce Davidson: Photographs. New York, 1978: 118-119.

Inscriptions

all on mount: center verso: artist's copyright stamp; lower center verso in black felt-tip pen: 1967 South Wales Bruce Davidson; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: Davidson Box 2 #4; lower right verso in graphite: 486/lot

Wikidata ID

Q64145563

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