
New York City, 1970 (from East 100th street)
Bruce Davidson's silver print from his 'East 100th Street' series, documenting New York City in 1970. The photograph is part of Davidson's compassionate study of urban life.
- Medium
- silver print, printed later
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
In the Studio of Paolo Roversi
July 1, 2021
Estimate: $2,000 to $3,000
Lot 54
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Garry Winogrand
American · b. 1928

Winogrand documented New York City street life with the same unflinching and compassionate eye as Davidson, using black and white silver print photography to capture the raw energy and social textures of urban America during the same era.

Helen Levitt
American · b. 1913

Levitt spent decades photographing the streets and communities of New York City, particularly in East Harlem neighborhoods, creating intimate documentary silver print work that shares Davidson's humanistic approach to overlooked urban communities.

Gordon Parks
American · b. 1912

Parks created deeply empathetic documentary photographs of marginalized urban communities in New York City, using black and white photography to illuminate poverty and social conditions with the same dignity and compassionate intent found in Davidson's East 100th Street series.
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