Danny Lyon
Southwest Georgia, SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle Visit a Supporter in the Countryside, Sherrod is Currently a Member of the Albany City Council

Southwest Georgia, SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle Visit a Supporter in the Countryside, Sherrod is Currently a Member of the Albany City Council

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Southwest Georgia, SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle Visit a Supporter in the Countryside, Sherrod is Currently a Member of the Albany City Council
Southwest Georgia, SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle Visit a Supporter in the Countryside, Sherrod is Currently a Member of the Albany City Council
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Southwest Georgia, SNCC Field Secretary Charles Sherrod and Randy Battle Visit a Supporter in the Countryside, Sherrod is Currently a Member of the Albany City Council
Date1963, printed 1996
Place depictedGeorgia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 13 1/8in. (22.9 × 33.3cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8in. (27.9 × 35.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in honor of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number2001.708
Non exposé

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Marked in pencil on verso bottom edge: "Danny Lyon"
Red stamp with pencil inscriptions on verso lower right: "Printer / Kelton / BLEAK BEAUTY / Picture Date 1963 Print Date 1996"

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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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1962
Gelatin silver print
99.391
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1962
Gelatin silver print
99.390
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1962
Gelatin silver print
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1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
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Cambridge, Maryland, 1964, Clifford Vaughs, A SNCC Photographer is Arrested
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1964
Gelatin silver print
2003.1100
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Gelatin silver print
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