Danny Lyon
A Home in the Mississippi Delta, 1963

A Home in the Mississippi Delta, 1963

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

A Home in the Mississippi Delta, 1963
A Home in the Mississippi Delta, 1963
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Home in the Mississippi Delta, 1963
Date1963, printed 1996
Place depictedUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 13 1/4in. (22.9 × 33.7cm)
 Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11in. (35.2 × 27.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in honor of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number2001.706
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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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Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, Waiting for James Meredith, the First African American to Register at the University of Mississippi
Danny Lyon
Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, Waiting for James Meredith, the First African American to Register at the University of Mississippi
1962
Gelatin silver print
99.395
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, An Anonymous Woman, Who Has Come Upon a Mob Abusing Demonstrators, with Kicks, Blows, and Burning Cigarettes
Danny Lyon
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, An Anonymous Woman, Who Has Come Upon a Mob Abusing Demonstrators, with Kicks, Blows, and Burning Cigarettes
1963–1964, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.710
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, Arrests During Mass Demonstrations Downtown
Danny Lyon
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, Arrests During Mass Demonstrations Downtown
1963–1964, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.709
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, A Toddle House Has the Distinction of Being Occupied by Some of America's Most Effective Organizers. In the Room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson,...
Danny Lyon
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, A Toddle House Has the Distinction of Being Occupied by Some of America's Most Effective Organizers. In the Room are Taylor Washington, Ivanhoe Donaldson,...
1963–1964, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.712
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, High School Student Taylor Washington is Arrested at Lebs Delicatessen. His Eighth Arrest.
Danny Lyon
Atlanta, Georgia, Winter 1963-64, High School Student Taylor Washington is Arrested at Lebs Delicatessen. His Eighth Arrest.
1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.711
Leesburg, Georgia, 1963, Arrested for Demonstrating in Americus, Teenage Girls are Kept in a Stockade in the Countryside
Danny Lyon
Leesburg, Georgia, 1963, Arrested for Demonstrating in Americus, Teenage Girls are Kept in a Stockade in the Countryside
1963
Gelatin silver print
99.396
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Highway Patrolmen, Outside the Site of the Bombed 16th Street Baptist Church, Where Four Young Girls Were Murdered
Danny Lyon
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Highway Patrolmen, Outside the Site of the Bombed 16th Street Baptist Church, Where Four Young Girls Were Murdered
1963
Gelatin silver print
99.398
The March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Danny Lyon
The March on Washington, August 28, 1963
1963
Gelatin silver print
99.397
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Crowds Wait Along the Funeral Route of the Girls Murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Danny Lyon
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Crowds Wait Along the Funeral Route of the Girls Murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
1963
Gelatin silver print
99.399
Selma, Alabama, 1963, The Entrance to the City Cafe
Danny Lyon
Selma, Alabama, 1963, The Entrance to the City Cafe
1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.704
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls
Danny Lyon
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls
1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.703
Selma, Alabama, 1963, Sheriff Jim Clark Arrests Two Young Men Demonstrating for Voter Registration on the Steps of the Federal Building
Danny Lyon
Selma, Alabama, 1963, Sheriff Jim Clark Arrests Two Young Men Demonstrating for Voter Registration on the Steps of the Federal Building
1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.705