A Reade Street entrance to 187 West Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"

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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"
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1942)
Date1967; printed 2015
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (40 × 32.1 cm) Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2019.18.49
Not on view

Additional Details

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 ["L" in pencil] / BLEAK BEAUTY / Picture Date ["'67" in pencil]/ Print Date ["'15" in pencil]"
Published References Illustrated in The Destruction of Lower Manhattan: Photographs and text by Danny Lyon (New York: Powerhouse Books, 2005), pl. 27.
Signature Verso, lower right (pencil)
Inscribed Verso, lower left corner (pencil): "DLM27"
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
West Street and the West Side Highway, just north of the Trade Center site, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
West Street and the West Side Highway, just north of the Trade Center site, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.61
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
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
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
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
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
174 Chambers Street at Bishop's Lane, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
174 Chambers Street at Bishop's Lane, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.74
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
Top floor, Reilly's Market, 193 Washington Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Top floor, Reilly's Market, 193 Washington Street, from the series "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
Date: 1967; printed 2015
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.57