Davidson, Bruce. Untitled, 1959. gelatin silver print, Image: 16.1 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.). Gift of an anonymous donor, 2018.714. Copyrighted undefined.

Untitled

1959

Bruce Davidson

Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933)

Photography

Brooklyn Gang: Untitled, 1959. Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933). Gelatin silver print; image: 16.1 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); paper: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.714 © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos Helen’s Candy Store was the Jokers’ home away from home. Here, the teens enjoyed sodas, milkshakes, egg creams, lime rickeys (lime juice, simple syrup, and seltzer), ice cream, penny candy, and licorice. They read the comic books for sale and hung out. The gang members stole from many merchants but, according to Jokers member Bob Powers, never from Helen. One of Davidson’s best-known series, Brooklyn Gang was inspired by a news story he read about a teenage gang called the Jokers.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Davidson, Bruce
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print
Medium: gelatin, silver, print
Dimensions: Image: 16.1 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Bruce Davidson (signed)" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "59-7-171/62" Inscription: 51594
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2018.714
Credit Line: Gift of an anonymous donor
Exhibitions: Bruce Davidson: Brooklyn Gang
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined