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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.444
People
Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title
As demonstrators block traffic to protest segregation and unfair hiring practices in downtown Atlanta, a mob begins to abuse them with kicks, blows, and burning cigarettes. An anonymous woman walking by with a box of typing paper confronts the mob and for a while holds them at bay. When someone yells, “If you feel that way, why don’t you marry one of them?” she sits down and joins the demonstrators
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963, printed 2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339908

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 47

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
2014.444
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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