Demonstrations at an “all-white” swimming pool in Cairo, Illinois

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2013.108
People: Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title: Demonstrations at an “all-white” swimming pool in Cairo, Illinois
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph
Date: 1962, printed 2010
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/339866

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

22.3 x 32.9 cm (8 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.)
sheet: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: verso, b.r., in graphite: Danny Lyon
stamp: Verso, b.r., in graphite and red ink: Printer [over] K [over] BLEAK BEAUTY [over] Picture Date 62 * 10 Print Date
inscription: Verso, t.r. edge, in graphite: DLC 05

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Private collection, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year: 2013
Object Number: 2013.108
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/07/2017 - 09/27/2017

Verification Level

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