Subsistence USA

Hill, Carol (Text); Bruce Davidson (Photographs by). Subsistence USA. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. First edition. Quarto. 186, [6]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Collection of 77 powerful b/w photographs depicting people living off the grid in the early 1970s. They are not poor, but enduring, making do with a few simple tools at hand. In this work, Bruce Davidson documents a gritty and lively urban underworld. Moderate age-toning on spine and along edges of wrappers. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Softcover.

About the photographer: Bruce Davidson (born September 5, 1933) is an American photographer. He has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, New York City, have been widely exhibited and published. (38170) $75