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Prison tattoos
Prison tattoos

Prison tattoos

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1968, printed 2011
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage area: 13 x 8 3/4 in. (33 x 22.2 cm) 13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (35.4 x 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter and Susan Chatzky
Object number2022.0064
Copyright© Danny Lyon
Showers
Showers
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed 2011
Cell of two Chicano convicts
Cell of two Chicano convicts
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
Four years, burglary
Four years, burglary
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Entering Prison
Entering Prison
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Charlie Lowe in his cell at Ellis Unit. His father was an inmate in another unit
Charlie Lowe in his cell at Ellis Unit. His father was an inmate in another unit
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2014
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
Two convicts
Two convicts
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Billy McCune at the Wynne Treatment Center
Billy McCune at the Wynne Treatment Center
Danny Lyon
1969, printed 2011
Condemned man
Condemned man
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Cotton picker; ten years, robbery and assault
Cotton picker; ten years, robbery and assault
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011