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Chopper, Milwaukee

Danny Lyon

Artwork Details

Chopper, Milwaukee
1966; printed 2008
Danny Lyon
gelatin silver print on paper
14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2014/2.303

Description

Subject Matter:

The Bikeriders series began in 1963 when Danny Lyon attended a motorcycle rally in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. He captured a group of bikers on Route 12 and at the rally, quickly showing them to Hugh Edwards. Edwards encouraged his work, and Lyon continued to take photographs of the bikers. Lyon became part of the Chicago Outlaws, documenting them over the next four years. In 1968, The Bikeriders was published for the first time, becoming the second publication to use text transcribed from tape recordings. Many of the images were originally shot in color, printed in black and white for the publication, and since re-printed almost exclusively in black and white.

Physical Description:

A photograph of three men gathered around a motorcycle. A man in the foreground stands with his back to the camera, while the two other men examine the machine. Behind them, a brick wall is partially illuminated by bright sun.

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