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

Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church

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Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church
Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Local Police Force Pose for a Photograph as Ministers from the National Council of Churches March to the local Church
Date1963, printed 1996
Place depictedClarksdale, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 13 1/4in. (22.9 × 33.7cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8in. (27.9 × 35.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in honor of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number2001.707
Not on view

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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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