Watts Riots

August 1965

Bud Gray

Associated Names
Bud Gray

Artist, American, 1925 - 2011

This is a photograph of an urban scene with a tree and building. The image presents a monochromatic view of a street with a focus on a prominent tree situated on a walkway. In the background, a building with simple, rectangular shapes is visible. The visual texture is grainy, contributing to a vintage or antiquated feel. The scene is partially obstructed by a vehicle window, providing a frame that inclines slightly. Shadows and light create a contrast between the sidewalk, the tree, and the building, adding to the depth of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.5 × 23.8 cm (6 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.5 × 25.4 cm (7 5/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.675

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in black and gray paint; crop marks bottom left and bottom right in black ink; by unknown hand, bottom center in black ink: 4 col x 5 1/2" DAILY 12:00; bottom right in graphite crossed out in black ink: 77.5 78; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink: LA / Riot; upper left stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper perpendicular: AUG 17 1965; upper right stamped in purple ink perpendicular: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / AUG 18 1965; center printed in black ink on applied newspaper perpendicular: [reproduction of image] / --Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photo by Bud Gray / The glaring Negro on the Watts street had just thrown a rock through the press car's window, cutting / and bruising a reporter and photographer. The photographer fired back instinctively, his camera tilted, / to get this picture of their fleeing assailant.; by unknown hand, center in red pencil on applied newspaper perpendicular: crime/riot / L.A.; center in graphite: [obscured] / DAILY / 12:00

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