Danny Lyon
Cairo, Illinois, 1962, SNCC Field Secretary, later SNCC Chairman, Now Congressman John Lewis, and Others Pray During a Demonstration
Artist
Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)American, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cairo, Illinois, 1962, SNCC Field Secretary, later SNCC Chairman, Now Congressman John Lewis, and Others Pray During a Demonstration
- from the series The Southern Civil Rights Movement
Date1962
Place depictedCairo, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 13 13/16 in. (22.5 × 35.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in memory of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number99.388
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
verso bottom left corner in pencil: "#3"
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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