Danny Lyon was 20 when he shot some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement.
No white skin, no service: Tottle House… Occupied During Sit-in, 1963
Silver Gelatin Print
11″ x 14″
It’s all there: casual clarity fused with formal rigor.
Like Larry Clark, who blurred the line between observer and participant
and wanted to confront middle-class viewers with the American
underclass, Mr. Lyon has made a peripatetic attempt to photograph
people who are generally unseen or unwanted, even hated, and he has
never been able to approach it with a journalist’s distance.
At the James Harris Gallery are 17 of Lyon’s vintage highlights, 1962 to 1972.
Rt. 12, Wisconsin, 1963
Silver Gelatin Print
11″ x 14″
The Line, Ferguson Unit, 1967/8
Silver Gelatin Print
11″ x 14″
Through Dec. 19.
Do you have any idea of where I can purchase the Route 12, Wisconsin photo? My husband already has the Crossing the Ohio…and really wants another Danny Lyon. I can’t even find a poster to frame. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
Hi Molly. Personally, I’d check with James Harris Gallery. (206-903-6220).