| Danny Lyon
Racer, Schererville, Indiana, 1966
Danny Lyon was born in New York City in 1942.
He now lives with his wife Nancy and children on a farm in upstate New York.
Known for:
Work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee (SNCC) in the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960's. Documentary projects, includingThe Bikeriders and the Texas Prison Series.
Most Popular Images:
Crossing the Ohio, 1966, Dominos, from the Texas Prison Series, Bob Dylan behind the SNCC Office in Greenwood, South Carolina, 1962
Did you know ... ?
Danny's father, an opthamologist, treated Alfred Stieglitz. The Steerage, one of Stieglitz's most famous photographs, hung in his office.
Quote:
"I used to be afraid that when Angels became movie stars and Cal the hero of the book, the bikerider would perish on the coffee tables of America. But now I think that this attention doesn't have the strength of reality of the people it aspires to know, and that as long as Harley-Davidsons are manufactured other bikeriders will appear, riding unknown and beautiful through Chicago, into the streets of Cicero."
General Format:
Silver gelatin, unique photomontages, some Type C color.
How many photographs exist?
Photographs are printed upon request in open editions.
Prices:
$1,500 - $3,500
2009 - $2500-5500
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How are the photographs printed and signed?
Signed au recto (front of photograph) in pencil; signed and stamped au verso (back of photograph).
Vintage:
A few vintage photographs are available. Vintage means that the print date is at or near the same time as the negative date.
Portfolios:
Photographs from the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Edition of 6. Current price $39,000.
Books - In Print (order yours now!):
Knave of Hearts,Hardcover, $60.
Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, Softcover, $34.95.
The Bikeriders, $60.
I Like to Eat Right On the Dirt, Out-of-Print, $55.
Availability:
A Gallery for Fine Photography has an impressive selection of original photographs by Danny Lyon. All published images are available.
Bob Dylan Behind the SNCC Office, Greenwood, MS, 1963. |
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