Davidson, Bruce, 1933- (1933-)

Dates

• Existence: 1933-

Biography

Bruce Davidson is an American photographer. He first started taking photographs at the age of ten in his hometown, Oak Park, Illinois. Davidson continued to practice and learn about photography while attending both Rochester Institute of Technology and Yale University. Around 1957, Davidson began taking freelance assignments from Life magazine. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962 and began documenting the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Five years later, in 1967, he received his first grant for photography from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Museum of Modern Art in New York hosted an exhibition of his work dealing with race conditions in East Harlem. Throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Davidson has continued to take socially conscious art photographs. As of fall 2020, Davidson continues to work as a photographer.

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