Orange County Speedway, New York, from the series "The Pits"

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© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Cl…
Orange County Speedway, New York, from the series "The Pits"
© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by David Revette. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1942)
Date1987, printed 2010
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 12 5/8 in. (21.4 × 32.1 cm) Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2014.8.12
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas.
Markings Stamps: "BLEAK BEAUTY [star]" in circle with "Printer", "Picture Date 87 [in pencil]" and "Print Date 10 [in pencil]" verso lower right corner, in red ink.
Signature Signed "DL" verso, lower right, in pencil.
Inscribed "DLMM-18" verso lower left corner, in graphite, unknown hand.
Photograph by John Bentham.
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Date: 1987, printed 2010
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.78
Photograph by John Bentham.
Danny Lyon
Date: 1962, printed 2010
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2015.11.13
Photo by John Bentham.
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Danny Lyon
Date: 1968, printed 2011
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2015.12.28
© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, …
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Date: 1968 (printed 2011)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.81
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Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
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Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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© Danny Lyon. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Cl…
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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