Danny Lyon
Bolivia, El Alto

Bolivia, El Alto

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Bolivia, El Alto
Bolivia, El Alto
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bolivia, El Alto
Date1980
Place depictedEl Alto, Bolivia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (21.6 × 32.4 cm)
 Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Claude K. Williams, by exchange
Object number2004.1384
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink, lower left below image: "Bolivia, El Alto 1980"
Marked in pencil on verso lower center: "El Alto, Bolivia 1980 / (Above La Paz)"
Marked in pencil on verso lower right: "$500-"
Marked in ink, lower right below image: "Danny Lyon"
Marked in pencil, verso lower center: "Danny Lyon"

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