Lowell and Friend, Placencia, Belize

1994

Danny Lyon

Associated Names
Danny Lyon

Artist, American, born 1942

The image shows two men sitting closely together on a wooden bench. The man on the left has dreadlocks, a beard, and a moustache, holding a bottle. The man on the right has dreadlocks tied back, a moustache, and a goatee, wearing shorts and a necklace with a pendant. In the background, there is a wooden structure with a sign that reads, "Library Open: $5.00 Deposit to Check Out, Exchange a Book." The setting appears to be outdoors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.05 × 23.3 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.08 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4475

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Danny Lyon, Clintondale, NY; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York), 1994; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Lowell + FRieND / PLACeNCiA, / Belize / Danny Lyon; bottom right stamped in red ink circled: Printer / BLEAK BEAUTY / [star] / Picture Date Print Date; graphite annotations: DL / Aug Sept / 94 94; by unknown hand, bottom left: 1,000

Wikidata ID

Q64145962

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