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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.438
People
Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title
The mass meeting in Danville is so crowded that it overflows out into the yard. When word arrives that heavily armed police and an armored vehicle are waiting up the road, the crowd disperses, leaving the SNCC workers to exit last
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963, printed 2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339877

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
22 x 32.6 cm (8 11/16 x 12 13/16 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 63 * 2010 Print Date
  • inscription: Verso, t.r. edge, in graphite: DLC 16

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private collection, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Copyright
© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.438
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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