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Bruce Davidson’s depictions of American life create contrasts and reveal connections across time and place. This grouping features Davidson’s classic and lesser-seen images of Los Angeles and New York from LACMA’s collection.

Collection Loan Partnership Available Winter 2022 – Fall 2026

Exhibition Images

  • Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Brooklyn Gang, 1959, gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor. Photography by Paul Salveson.

    Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Brooklyn Gang, 1959, gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor. Photography by Paul Salveson.

  • Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Coney Island Couple, 1959, gelatin silver print, 16 x 19 15/16 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of John Fiedler. Photography by Paul Salveson

    Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Coney Island Couple, 1959, gelatin silver print, 16 x 19 15/16 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of John Fiedler. Photography by Paul Salveson.

  • Bruce Davidson (b.1933), East 100 Street, 1966, printed 1968, gelatin silver print, 9 × 7 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin. Photography by Paul Salveson.

    Bruce Davidson (b.1933), East 100 Street, 1966, printed 1968, gelatin silver print, 9 × 7 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin. Photography by Paul Salveson.

  • Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Untitled, c. 1960, gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor. Photography by Paul Salveson.

    Bruce Davidson (b.1933), Untitled, c. 1960, gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor. Photography by Paul Salveson.

About the Artworks

Bruce Davidson: Los Angeles and New York, 1959–2009 

This grouping features American photographer Bruce Davidson’s classic and lesser-seen images of Los Angeles and New York from LACMA’s collection. Spanning the artist’s sixty-year career, the selection includes pictures of New York during the Civil Rights era and his 2009 series The Nature of Los Angeles, sponsored by LACMA’s Photographic Arts Council. Davidson’s depictions of American life create contrasts and reveal connections across time and place. 

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Specifications

  • Organizer

    LACMA | Los Angeles County Museum of Art

  • Loan Duration

    12 – 24 months

  • Space Requirements

    N/A

  • Facility Requirements

    Temp: 65-75°F
    RH: 40-60%, 12 months of climate readings
    Security: 24 hr. manned

  • Support

    Art Bridges covers all costs to prepare and ship the artworks to the borrowing museums. The foundation encourages borrowing museums to apply for accompanying Learning & Engagement funding to support the activation and interpretation of Collection Loan Partnership artworks. Learning & Engagement funding supports multidisciplinary programming, interpretive materials, and community outreach.

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