VINTAGE DANNY LYON ICON Housewrecker Lower Manhattan Start Price USD 4,950.00 Current Price USD 4,950.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Pennsylvania See more about 'VINTAGE DANNY LYON ICON Housewrecker Lower Manhattan ' Description Danny Lyon Ben Alton House Wrecker Vintage 10x8 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print. Ben Alton Housewrecker Key image from the Essay “Destruction of Lower Manhattan." Signed, titled and dated in pencil by the artist on the verso. Stamped with his Bleak Beauty. Printed in 1967. Hinged to 16x20 mat and archivally overmatted. Condition very good to excellent with a few miniscule surface imperfections only noticeable under extremely critical evaluation. Authenticity guaranteed. Self-taught in photography, Danny Lyon studied history at the University of Chicago, where he received a BA in 1963. That same year he joined the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee as a photographer documenting the U.S. civil-rights movement. Since that time, Lyon has gained recognition as a photographer, filmmaker, and writer. His talents have been acknowledged by the Guggenheim Foundation, which awarded him a fellowship in photography in 1969 and another, in film, a decade later; by one-person exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona; and by numerous publications and awards. The 123 works in the Bell Gallery collection are taken from two of Lyon's best-known works; The Bikeriders and Conversations with the Dead. Working in the style called "New Journalism" - that is, by immersing himself and becoming a participant in a giving subject - Lyon photographed motorcyclists in the midwest from 1963 to 1967. He became a member of the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club, traveled with them, and shared their lifestyle. The series, according to Lyon, was "an attempt to record and glorify the life of the American bikerider," was immensely popular and influential in the 1960s and 1970s. The images in Conversations with the Dead document life within the Texas prison system. With the full cooperation of the Texas Department of Corrections, Lyon photographed in six prisons over a fourteen-month period in 1967 and 1968. The series was first published as a book in 1971 by Holt. Lyon's introduction expresses his belief that the penal system in Texas is no better or worse than those in other parts of the US and ends with a statement of purpose: "I tried with whatever power I had to make a picture of imprisonment as distressing as I knew it to be in reality..." Lyon befriended many of the prisoners. The 1971 publication includes texts taken from prison records and convict writings, particulary the letters of Billy McCune, a convicted rapist whose death sentence was commuted to life in prison. This image is being deaccessioned from a major collection of museum quality photography. Please do not hesitate to email with any questions. Check out my other listings for fine art photography, art, and collectible books. On Oct-19-07 at 17:08:44 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! On Nov-17-07 at 06:07:55 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! On Dec-09-07 at 07:01:17 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!