Smithsonian American Art Museum
City Life: Photographs by Bruce Davidson
March 4, 1988 – June 19, 1988
Explore the differences and similarities of his approach to urban subjects in New York in 3 series by Davidson, shown together for the first time. East 100th Street, portrays the people of East Harlem in their environment. In The Cafeteria, he photographed elderly men and women—including some Holocaust survivors—using a direct flash and isolating his subjects against a black background. Subway, a color series, illustrating the intense interaction demanded in photographing passengers on New York subways.
Related catalogue and overview: Wanderlust
