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The Police at Clarksdale, Mississippi

Black-and-white photograph of a police officer grabbing his crotch for the camera. Near him outdoors are other casually posed officers, some smoking. One leans against a white car parked in profile that takes up the right half of the image.

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  • Black-and-white photograph of a police officer grabbing his crotch for the camera. Near him outdoors are other casually posed officers, some smoking. One leans against a white car parked in profile that takes up the right half of the image.

Date:

1963

Artist:

Danny Lyon
American, born 1942

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Danny Lyon

Title

The Police at Clarksdale, Mississippi

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1963

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 23.1 × 33.8 cm (9 1/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.6 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Lucia Woods Lindley and Daniel A. Lindley, Jr.

Reference Number

2019.127

Extended information about this artwork

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