Untitled

Artist Bruce Davidson (American, born 1933)

Date1965

MediumModern gelatin silver print

DimensionsImage (approx.): 9 × 13 inches (22.9 × 33 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

Portfolio/Series"Time of Change" series

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor.

Object number2018.16.326

On View

Not on view

Copyright© 1965 Bruce Davidson. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBruce Davidson received a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore "Youth in America," and traveled to the Deep South between 1960 and 1965 to record young people protesting, marching, and participating in freedom rides and sit-ins for equal rights. In addition to the newsworthy fight for equal rights, Davidson's photographs showed the overpowering impact of segregation on daily life. Reflecting on the contemporary impact of Davidson's photographs, the late civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis said: "Bruce's courageous photographs helped to educate and sensitize individuals beyond our Southern borders. They shone a national spotlight on the signs, symbols, and scars of racial segregation."

Collections