East 100th Street

1966

Bruce Davidson

Associated Names
Bruce Davidson

Artist, American, born 1933

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a woman and a child seated on a bed covered with a textured blanket. The woman is sitting with her legs bent to the side, her upper body leaning slightly forward, supporting herself on one hand. Her facial features are prominent, with a serious expression, and she has short, styled hair and a triangular earring. The child is sitting on the woman's lap, facing the camera with a serious expression. The child wears a beaded necklace and has their hair styled in a single, neatly braided bun. They are in a sparsely decorated room with plain walls and a piece of furniture in the background. The bed is placed against the walls, and the floor has a patterned carpet.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sandra and David Berler

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.13 × 26.35 cm (13 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.36.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sandra and David Berler, Chevy Chase, MD; gift to the NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mat, lower right in graphite: Bruce Davidson; on mat, lower left in graphite: EAST 100TH. STREET 66'; on print verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite, circled in red crayon: WB 36560; upper center, stamped in black ink and circled in red crayon: Photography By / Bruce Davidson / © 1969 MAGNUM PHOTOS / 72 West 45th Street, N.Y.C. 10036; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 492/15; lower center in graphite: #11094; in red crayon: Cut B / p 121

Wikidata ID

Q64145621

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