Bruce Cratsley Signed 1983 “Centennial Fireworks, Brooklyn Bridge” Photograph

A 1983 photograph by the American photographer Bruce Cratsley (1944-1998). Titled Centennial Fireworks, Brooklyn Bridge, this black and white photograph captures a firework bursting over the Brooklyn Bridge during the centennial celebration of the dedication of the bridge in 1883. Signed, titled, and dated verso, the photograph is mounted on heavy paper and is unframed.

Bruce Cratsley was an American photographer that graduated from Swarthmore College in 1966. He worked as a gallerist for 20 years, before becoming a full-time photographer in 1986. In 1988, Cratsley was awarded with a Guggenheim Fellowship. Cratsley followed the LGBTQA+ scene in New York throughout the AIDS epidemic, capturing important cultural events including the New York City LGBT Pride March and the first Wigstock. Today, his works belong in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Harvard Art Library. 

Measurements:

14” W x 17” H (heavy paper); 9.5” W x 9.5” H (photograph).

Condition notes:

Minor wear to edges of heavy paper.

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