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Danville, Virginia

Black-and-white photograph of a dozen white men sitting on the sidewalk against a brick building as though watching something. Beyond them in the same line, a number of black people and a white person stand against the same wall, also watching, visible from the neck down.

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  • Black-and-white photograph of a dozen white men sitting on the sidewalk against a brick building as though watching something. Beyond them in the same line, a number of black people and a white person stand against the same wall, also watching, visible from the neck down.

Date:

1963

Artist:

Danny Lyon
American, born 1942

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Danny Lyon

Title

Danville, Virginia

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1963

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 23.2 × 33.6 cm (9 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

2019.128

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