Danny Lyon
Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, Waiting for James Meredith, the First African American to Register at the University of Mississippi
Artist
Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)American, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, Waiting for James Meredith, the First African American to Register at the University of Mississippi
- from the series The Southern Civil Rights Movement
Date1962
Place depictedOxford, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (22.5 × 33.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in memory of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number99.395
Non exposé
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verso bottom left corner in pencil"#10"
verso bottom center in pencil "Danny Lyon"
verso bottom right corner a stamp with pencil additions "Printer / Kelton / BLEAK BEAUTY / 1962 Picture Date 1996 Print Date"
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