Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.120
People
Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title
The first sit-in arrests I see and photograph are those of Eddie Brown, a former Albany gang leader, and a visitor from the North. Both have volunteered to be arrested for the photographs. The picture of Eddie Brown, calmly being carried off by the Albany police, is widely distributed as the image of the classic non-violent arrest
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1962, printed 2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339901

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
31.7 x 46.7 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/8 in.)
sheet: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 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,b.l., in graphite: DLC 40

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
2013.120
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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