Brooklyn Gang

1959

Bruce Davidson

Associated Names
Bruce Davidson

Artist, American, born 1933

This is a black and white photograph of blurred figures in motion. The image captures a scene of motion within an indoor environment. The main focus is a figure in the foreground wearing dark sunglasses and appearing to be in mid-motion with limbs blurred. The background is dark, with other figures similarly blurred. The image has contrasting light and shadow, and a grainy quality, creating a moody and atmospheric feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21 x 31.4 cm (8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.71.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Wikidata ID

Q64145564

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