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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.41
People
Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title
The morning after the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, heavily armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol make a show of force near the [bombed Sixteenth Street Baptist] church. The bomb exploded next to the wall and up through the floor of a Sunday school class. Four girls were buried in the bathroom and died
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963, printed 2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339904

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
31.9 x 46.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 7/16 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 63 * 10 Print Date
  • inscription: Verso, b.l., in graphite: DLC 43

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anonymous donor, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Copyright
© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.41
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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