id: 317507
accession number: 2018.757
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.757
updated: 2023-03-22 03:05:19.765000
Brooklyn Gang: Untitled (40059), 1959. Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933). Gelatin silver print; paper: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.757 © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
title: Untitled (40059)
title in original language:
series: Brooklyn Gang
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creation date: 1959
creation date earliest: 1959
creation date latest: 1959
current location:
creditline: Gift of an anonymous donor
copyright: © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
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culture: America
technique: gelatin silver print
department: Photography
collection: PH - American 1951-Present
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933) - artist
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measurements: Paper: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Bruce Davidson: Brooklyn Gang
opening date: 2020-10-25T04:00:00
Bruce Davidson: Brooklyn Gang. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 25, 2020-June 13, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
One of Davidson’s best-known series, Brooklyn Gang was inspired by a news story about a teenage gang called the Jokers.
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The Jokers’ slicked-back pompadours, like the one being carefully combed here, and their clothing echoed the greaser style, a rebellious youth subculture that was promoted by cinematic antiheroes of the era. Role models included Marlon Brando’s portrayal of a motorcycle gang member in The Wild One (1953) and James Dean as a troubled teen in Rebel without a Cause (1955). The “bad boy” image flouted the aspirational role model of the time, the upwardly mobile white-collar worker in a business suit and short haircut.
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