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Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery
Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery

Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1968/1969, printed later
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions14 x 11 in.
Credit LineGift of Peter and Susan Chatzky
Object number2021.0278
Copyright© Danny Lyon
Four years, burglary
Four years, burglary
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
Norris Mundy, from Montreal; five years and an eight-year federal hold
Norris Mundy, from Montreal; five years and an eight-year federal hold
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Cotton picker; ten years, robbery and assault
Cotton picker; ten years, robbery and assault
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Entering prison, seven years and Life
Entering prison, seven years and Life
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Jones and Raymond Jackson, ten years, robbery
Jones and Raymond Jackson, ten years, robbery
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed later
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
"The gravy alone, is enough to add twenty years to one's age, I do assure you."
"The gravy alone, is enough to add twenty years to one's age, I do assure you."
Mary Petty
1947
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
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
Alan Dunn
1948
Cambodian dock workers unload rice from Soviet ship Razdolnoye at southwestern port city of Kompong Som, September 8, 1981 (top); Free market in Phnom Penh seems to be thriving and well stocked as life in the city revives from four years of bloody rule by the Khmer Rouge, September 8, 1981 (bottom)
Cambodian dock workers unload rice from Soviet ship Razdolnoye at southwestern port city of Kompong Som, September 8, 1981 (top); Free market in Phnom Penh seems to be thriving and well stocked as life in the city revives from four years of bloody rule by the Khmer Rouge, September 8, 1981 (bottom)
William Branigin
1981