William Gedney Photographs and Writings: Cross Country, 1966-1967

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The 50,000 item collection documents Gedney's work from the 1950s to 1989. Subjects include photographs of cross country road trips; rural New York; Manhattan; Brooklyn; rural Kentucky; Hippies in San Francisco; composers; gay rallies and demonstrations; St. Joseph's School for the Deaf; India; England; Ireland; France; and, a large number of nocturnal pictures.

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- California (69)
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- Sioux Reservation, South Dakota (29)
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- 1967 (41)
- 1967 or 1967 (4)
- ca. 1966 (8)

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On March 16, 1966, Gedney received word of the award of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for him to do "Photographic Studies of American Life." The fellowship was for the period of time between June 1966 and May 1967. Under the auspices of this fellowship, but with no particular agenda, Gedney purchased a Suburban Carryall, loaded it with the necessary items, and set out across the United States. He made pictures in cities and towns across the midwest and on the West coast, including Ohio, Illinois, South Dakota, and California.

Profile of man speaking with right hand raised.	Living room with television on, toys in front of fire place.	Pickup truck parked in front of duplex building at night.	Automobile assembly line producing Ford Mustangs; Downtown Detroit; By the lake; African-American Man; diner.
Hispanic workers picking apples; Child laborer; Billboards.	Lunch counter at night.	Couple kissing in front of jukebox.	"Wanted Potatoe [sic.] Pickers" sign on a post.
Funeral procession.	Buildings with Mobil sign at night.	Bicycle, man, chairs, and woman in front of a discount store.	Man playing guitar looking at woman holding a baby.
Rusted car upside-down in front of a house.	Hispanic people indoors and outdoors; Gas station at night.	Two young boys, one leaning against a post and the other against a bench.	Pool hall; teenagers on street.
Teens out on street; campground filled with tents; tractor; children driving small cars; teenage couple kissing.	Three pairs of pants hung to dry.	Teenage couples.	Boys playing football in the street.
Building with sign reading "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" at Night.	Two photographers documenting protest march along road.	Native Americans at a Funeral; Man seated on hood of car, smoking; Horses grazing near abandoned car in field.	Children playing; Highway; Billboards; Houses; "Spanish Cafe"; Gas station.
Hispanic boys jumping into water near a dirt road.	Boy dragging an animal carcass with a rope.	Children playing on a merry-go-round in a playground.	Building with image of Jesus over doorway.
Boy standing with mother and dog under hanging clothing at yard sale.	Hispanic men, some with hats, standing between rows of grapes.	Two men talking.	Teenagers on street; couple kissing by juke box; girls dancing; children playing

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