A black and white photograph of a crowd of Civil Rights protestors in Selma, Alabama. A young A…

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Artist Bruce Davidson (American, born 1933)

Date1965

Mediumvintage gelatin silver print

DimensionsSheet: 8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Matted: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Portfolio/Series"Time of Change" series

MarkingsPurple stamp on the back bottom right: "65-10"; Purple/fuchsia stamp on the back center: "[rectangle] Photograph By / Bruce Davidson / © 1968 MAGNUM PHOTOS / 72 West 45th Street, N. Y. C. 10036"; Black stamp on the back top right: "THIS PRINT / IS NOT TO / BE MOUNTED / OR AIRBRUSHED"; Faded black rectangular stamp on the back left: "MAGNUM / PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK. / ______ [handwritten in pencil on the line "9[4]70" / LOG REF: ___ [handwritten on the line in pencil and crossed out "7525" and "5915" / TO BE RETURNED."; Partial black stamp on the back right: "2 1[indecipherable]"

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor.

Object number2018.16.337

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Copyright© 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 TextDuring the Selma to Montgomery marches, thousands of nonviolent activists marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to advocate for voting rights. Davidson was in the crowd, capturing the exhaustion and the determination of the activists. One young man stands with his arms crossed in the sea of protesters. Text written for 'Bruce Davidson: Face to Face' on view February 4, 2022 - May 1, 2022.

Processed inArtist's studio, New York City, New York, United States of America

Subject MatterSelma, Alabama, United States of America

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