Renowned as an intrepid explorer of the urban terrain, Bruce Davidson has challenged himself in a remarkable new way, taking on the visual and metaphorical scope of Central Park. Davidson's photographic approach to the park's wildlife - human and otherwise - varies as much in format (panoramic, 35 mm, and square) as it does in emotional quality. Always compassionate, often idiosyncratic, this work reveals a sublime and at times transcendent vision. Davidson seems as comfortable with a wedding, a landscape, or a roller-blader as he with Central Park's more permanent residents - a newborn bird, or a man seeking refuge on a cold winter's night.

Here, Davidson intuitively discovers a multiplicity of mysteries, eccentricities and characters that together reflect the vibrant and complex city of which the park is the heart and soul. Complemented by an essay by author, journalist, and translator Marie Winn, a preface by writer and Central Park Conservancy Director Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, as well as Davidson's own anecdotal reflections, "Central Park" provides an expansive view of this wonderfully intricate and varied space.

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 127
Size: 10 x 12 1/4"
Publisher: Aperture Foundation (New York, 1995)