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Joe

Danny Lyon

Artwork Details

Joe
1967; printed 2010
Danny Lyon
gelatin silver print on paper
14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2013/2.348

Description

Subject Matter:

After Knoxville, Tennessee, Lyon traveled to Galveston, Texas. He had not found the material he had hoped to find in Knoxville. In Galveston, he photographed people and places that were outside of mainstream America. This photograph of a man, identified as an armed robber from Philadelphia, is taken through a window. The man stands waiting for the door, his hands on his hips.

Physical Description:

Photograph of a man taken through a diamond-shaped door window. He stands outside, arms akimbo.

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