Day room, from the series "Conversations with the Dead

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© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, …
Day room, from the series "Conversations with the Dead
© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1942)
Date1968 (printed 2011)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 × 8 3/4 in. (33 × 22.2 cm) Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2017.22.43
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Alternate Titles Day room (vertical), from the series "Conversations with the Dead"
Provenance 2017: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson.
Markings Verso (stamp, red ink with pencil): "Printer K [in pencil] / BLEAK BEAUTY / Picture Date 1968 [in pencil] / Print Date 2011 [in pencil]"
Published References Danny Lyon, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD, PHOTOGRAPHS OF PRISON LIFE WITH THE LETTERS AND DRAWINGS OF BILLY MCCUNE (London: Phaidon, 2015), illus. 167.
Signature Verso, lower center (pencil): "Danny Lyon"
Inscribed Verso, lower left (pencil): "DLTX-65"
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Photo by Dave Revette.
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Danny Lyon
Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2014.7.27
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Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2017.22.40
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Danny Lyon
Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2017.22.42
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Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2017.22.48
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Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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