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On the occasion of the publication of American Blood: Danny Lyon, Selected Writings, 1961-2020 and the completion of a new feature-length film, ‘SNCC’, about the early days of the Southern civil rights movement, the photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon recently spoke with writer and editor Randy Kennedy for a talk about his life and work.
Text Laura Allsop. For over 50 years, photographer Danny Lyon has been a tireless chronicler of the poor and dispossessed, of urban obsolescence, and of families — whether his own, or the ones he formed among his subjects. From the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, and the men he got to know within the Texas prison system, to the spirited ...
Oct 25, 2016 · While studying for a degree in history and philosophy at the University of Chicago in the early 1960s, Danny Lyon picked up a camera to photograph the civil rights efforts of the SNCC (the Student ...
FEW PICTURES CAPTURE the full-throttle thrill of youthful rebellion as well as Danny Lyon’s 1966 photograph of a lone motorcyclist speeding across a bridge over the Ohio River. Helmetless, he looks back over his shoulder, his hair streaming behind, his leather jacket boldly emblazoned with a skull and crossbones and his gang’s name: OUTLAWS.
Atlas is thrilled to present a recently released portfolio edited by Danny Lyon comprising his 30 greatest images from all of the major projects. Lyon, born in New York in 1942, first started photographing in the early 1960’s as a staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at the University of Chicago.
Feb 5, 1994 · Danny Lyon: Photo-Film 1959-1993 by Corcoran Gallery of Art. Publication date 1994-02-05 Topics Corcoran Gallery of Art, cor5-6 Collection gwulibraries; americana ...
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Dec 15, 2017 · Danny Lyon on a lifetime of amplifying the voices of society’s outliers. Crossing the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. USA. 1966. As Danny Lyon’s films are released on Vimeo, Magnum Photos speaks to the photographer and filmmaker about his work. “My work is organic,” says Danny Lyon, explaining the serendipitous way in which ...
