William Gedney Photographs and Writings: Europe, 1974-1982

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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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William Gedney made three trips to Europe, first in 1974 when he traveled and photographed in Ireland and London. He traveled twice to Paris in the summers of 1978 and 1982, both times visiting his close friends, the photographer Raghubir Singh and his wife Anne at their home.

Two boys wrestling on the grass at outdoor concert.	Young couple lying on grass at outdoor gathering.	Man standing on the street.	Boy skateboarding on pavement in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Boys leaning over and sitting on fence at races.	People talking and drinking at tables in a pub.	Man and woman in a museum.	Girls on train.
Street scene with man washing storefront, women and children crossing street, and dark clouds in sky.	Man leaning against a tree.	Three friends meeting in the street.	Tomb of Degas.
People on the subway.	Three women at the seashore.	One person standing, another lying down in a room.	Skateboarders out in front of Eiffel Tower; Singhs in their home with an elderly guest; Paris buildings.
Girl throwing a ball at a man on a beach.	A large group of people seated on steps, one couple kissing in the middle.	Three young men playing soccer; an onlooker watches.	Elderly women and man on street.
Couple embracing by river.	Two men talking outside stall with horse.	People on street and at park; Gedney in mirror.	Two men looking statue of nude man in museum.
Street from above with buliding being demolished.	Couple on street in front of bus.	Man with cigarette selling newspapers.	Boy stands in front of two paintings, looking away.
Diner, subway, Gedney, people on street.	People sitting on couch in museum.	Three women on a park bench; two sunning themselves.	Man taking picture of wife and child on bridge; another couple about to kiss.

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