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
Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church
Danny Lyon
Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church
1963, printed 1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.707
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer, Sharecropper from a Family of Twenty, Evicted for Trying to Register, Beaten in the Winona Jail, SNCC Field Secretary from Ruleville...
Danny Lyon
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer, Sharecropper from a Family of Twenty, Evicted for Trying to Register, Beaten in the Winona Jail, SNCC Field Secretary from Ruleville...
1964
Gelatin silver print
2003.1099
Ruleville, Mississippi, 1964, Gwen Gillon, a SNCC Staff Member from Alabama, Conducts a Literacy Class During Freedom Summer, 1964
Danny Lyon
Ruleville, Mississippi, 1964, Gwen Gillon, a SNCC Staff Member from Alabama, Conducts a Literacy Class During Freedom Summer, 1964
1964
Gelatin silver print
2003.1101
Jackson, Mississippi, 1962, A Year after the Freedom Rides, Segregation Signs Still Stand Outside the Bus Terminal
Danny Lyon
Jackson, Mississippi, 1962, A Year after the Freedom Rides, Segregation Signs Still Stand Outside the Bus Terminal
1962
Gelatin silver print
99.393
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