Bruce Davidson (American, born 1933), Welsh Coal Miner Holding an Infant

Gelatin silver print, 1965, pencil signed, titled, and dated to sheet verso, from the series Welsh Miners, matted, unframed.

Image size 11 1/8 x 9 in.; Sheet size 14 x 11 in.

In 1965, Bruce Davidson was asked to photograph Caernarfon Castle in Wales for a magazine. Inspired by Robert Frank's images of Welsh miners from the decade before, Davidson decided to make a detour during his trip to photograph the mining town of Cwmcarn, Wales. This photograph is one of a series from Davidson's time in Cwmcarn, where he aimed to capture what was beautiful and proud but also sad in this poverty-stricken community.

Overall very good estate condition; margins with slight rippling and few tiny corner creases.

$1,000 - 2,000