Danny Lyon
Albany, Georgia, 1962, Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, is Arrested

Albany, Georgia, 1962, Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, is Arrested

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Albany, Georgia, 1962, Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, is Arrested
Albany, Georgia, 1962, Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, is Arrested
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Albany, Georgia, 1962, Eddie Brown, Former Gang Leader and Movement Activist, is Arrested
  • from the series The Southern Civil Rights Movement
Date1962
Place depictedAlbany, Georgia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 13 3/16 in. (22.5 × 33.5 cm)
 Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in memory of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number99.390
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left corner in pencil: "#5"
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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