It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"

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It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Artist/Maker (American, born 1942)
Date1967; printed 2015
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/4 × 18 in. (36.2 × 45.7 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2019.18.52
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Alternate Titles It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.
Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Verso, lower right corner (stamp, black ink): "Printer ["K" in pencil] / BLEAK BEAUTY / Picture Date ["67" in pencil]/ Print Date ["15" in pencil]"
Published References Danny Lyon, THE DESTRUCTION OF LOWER MANHATTAN (New York: The Macmillan Company), 1969, pl. 66

Illustrated in The Destruction of Lower Manhattan: Photographs and text by Danny Lyon (New York: Powerhouse Books, 2005), pl. 66.
Signature Verso, lower right (pencil)
Inscribed Verso, lower left corner (pencil): "DLM66"
View south from 100 Gold Street, Lower Manhattan, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
View south from 100 Gold Street, Lower Manhattan, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.81
The ruins of 100 Gold Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
The ruins of 100 Gold Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.56
View from a Gold Street rooftop looking east toward the rear of Fulton Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
View from a Gold Street rooftop looking east toward the rear of Fulton Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.58
The Brooklyn Bridge site seen from the roof of Beekman Hospital, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
The Brooklyn Bridge site seen from the roof of Beekman Hospital, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.55
View from my loft, looking north on William Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
View from my loft, looking north on William Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.59
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
A Reade Street entrance to 187 West Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.49
View south on Cliff Street at its intersection with Beekman, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
View south on Cliff Street at its intersection with Beekman, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.60
The northwest corner of Washington and Chambers Streets, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
The northwest corner of Washington and Chambers Streets, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.80
West Street at Beach, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
West Street at Beach, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.62
187 West Street, between Duane and Reade Streets, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
187 West Street, between Duane and Reade Streets, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.48
Steelworker, Beekman Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Steelworker, Beekman Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2014
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.54
Abandoned artist's loft, 48 Ferry Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Abandoned artist's loft, 48 Ferry Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.50