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England/Scotland 1960

American photographer Bruce Davidson captures urban and rural life in Britain during the 1960s

Bruce Davidson

Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Nannies with baby carriages. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Older women smiling at police. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Three women peeking into car. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Dog in car. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Outdoor crowd with couple dancing. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Veteran smiling. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Couple kissing on street. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Girl holding kitten. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Woman walking dog. London, UK. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Older woman sitting for coffee. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Two older women. UK. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Couple having tea on the beach. Hastings, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Women's bowling on green. London, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson | England/Scotland 1960 Sunbathing. Yorkshire, England. 1960. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos

Reflecting a post-war era in which the revolutions of the 1960s had yet to filter into the mainstream, Davidson’s photographs reveal countries riven by difference, the extremes of city and country life, of the landed gentry and the common people, and lucidly portrays the mood of these times in a personal and provocative imagery that is as fresh today as it was at that time.

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