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Bruce Davidson
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Bruce Davidson
- East 100th Street. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970.
- Ink and paper
Folio. 12 by 11 in.; 30.5 by 28 cm.
First Edition, signed on the title-page by the artist. Publisher's tan cloth, debossed panel with photographic plate affixed, printed acetate dust jacket, modern box. Margins with light offsetting, top of the spine slightly faded.
First Edition, signed on the title-page by the artist. Publisher's tan cloth, debossed panel with photographic plate affixed, printed acetate dust jacket, modern box. Margins with light offsetting, top of the spine slightly faded.
Literature
Roth 196; Hasselblad 260.
Condition
Very thin browned stripe on the margins, top of the spine slightly faded.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"[Bruce Davidson] approached the East 100th Street work with sympathy and dedication, but [also] with a [...] pronounced sense of responsibility to his subjects. [He] returned to his blasted stretch of East Harlem regularly for nearly two years [...] until he and his bulky view camera began to be part of the block daily life. Davidson's [...] subjects were just invisible to much of the outside world, and he approached them with a tenderness that was neither judgmental nor misty-eyed. [...] the rapport he established allows those people to surrender to the camera with their humanity intact" (Vince Aletti in Roth's The book of 101 books).