Entering Prison

1968, printed 1971

Danny Lyon

Associated Names
Danny Lyon

Artist, American, born 1942

The image depicts a man walking forward with his hands restrained in handcuffs. An officer stands slightly behind him. The man has a stern expression and short, neatly combed dark hair. He wears a button-up shirt over a t-shirt and dark trousers. The officer is dressed in a uniform with a cap. A large truck is in the background on a grassy area with telephone poles nearby. The road is cracked, and low buildings are faintly visible under a cloudy sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.6 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.140

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: DL1016 [crossed out] 625; lower right verso: Bleak Beauty stamp with graphite additions: DL / 1968 1971; lower right verso: Danny Lyon / $1200.00

Wikidata ID

Q64145950

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