2013.117: “Died for Freedom” poster [A flyer announcing a memorial for the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and buried in the earth dam of a cattle pond on June 21, 1964. On August 4, the bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney were uncovered by the FBI. On the same day, President Johnson began the bombing of North Vietnam]

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2013.117

People

Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)

Title

“Died for Freedom” poster [A flyer announcing a memorial for the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and buried in the earth dam of a cattle pond on June 21, 1964. On August 4, the bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney were uncovered by the FBI. On the same day, President Johnson began the bombing of North Vietnam]

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1964, printed 2010

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/339898

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

26.3 x 17.4 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 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 64 * 2010 Print Date
• inscription: Verso, t.r. edge, in graphite: DLC 37

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

Copyright

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Accession Year

2013

Object Number

2013.117

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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