Bruce Davidson Coal Miner Holding Baby

Photographs from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sold to Benefit Acquisition Funds
Bruce Davidson
b. 1933
Coal Miner Holding Baby

gelatin silver print, signed and with date and numerical notations in pencil and with the photographer's Magnum copyright stamp on the reverse
image: 10 by 7¾ in. (25.4 by 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1965, printed later.

Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This print is in generally excellent condition.

On the reverse, the following is written in pencil in an unidentified hand: '65-52-63/30,' 'CM#978,' 'DAB65-52-63/30,' '92,' 'PF105387' and 'TR798-2012'[crossed out]. The reverse has a subtle tooth.

Catalogue Note:
With nearly 100 works by the photographer spanning more than six decades, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection demonstrates Bruce Davidson’s incredible range. Three seminal images from his early series England/Scotland 1960 (Lot 78) and Wales, 1965 (Lots 76 and 77) are offered in this auction.

Provenance:
Collection of Adam and Susan Finn

Gift of the above to the present owner