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A House in the Delta, Mississippi

Portfolio TitleCivil Rights, 1962-1964
Artist Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)
Date1963; printed 2002-2008
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches (33.66 x 22.54 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.12.24
SignedOn sheet verso, bottom edge, in pencil: "Danny Lyon"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right corner, red stamp and pencil: "Printer / Kelton / BLEAK BEAUTY / 62-64 / Picture Date / 02-08 / Print Date"
Edition/State/ProofA.P.
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSmall house with group of figures (mostly young children) gathered on porch and in yard.
Copyright© Danny Lyon
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