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Convict

Convict

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1968/1969, printed later
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions11 x 14 in.
Credit LineCourtesy of Peter and Susan Chatzky
Object number2021.0284
Copyright© Danny Lyon
Convict in prison twenty calendar years, life sentence. Speaking is forbidden in the dining room
Convict in prison twenty calendar years, life sentence. Speaking is forbidden in the dining room
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later
Young convict about to discharge a ten-year sentence. Apparatus to open cells
Young convict about to discharge a ten-year sentence. Apparatus to open cells
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Cell of two Chicano convicts
Cell of two Chicano convicts
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Convicts being transported in wagons to work
Convicts being transported in wagons to work
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed 2011
Two convicts
Two convicts
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Dining room (convict pouring from pitcher)
Dining room (convict pouring from pitcher)
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed 2011
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Contents of arriving prisoner's wallet
Contents of arriving prisoner's wallet
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later
Main corridor after work
Main corridor after work
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later
Untitled [road to prison from inside car]
Untitled [road to prison from inside car]
Danny Lyon
1968 - 1969, printed later
The yard
The yard
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later