Danny Lyon
Boss, 1967-1969
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 13 15/16 x 11 in. (35.37 x 27.94 cm) Image: 12 x 8 1/8 in. (30.48 x 20.64 cm)
- Accession Number
- 95.43.18
- Credit
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Photography Collection
Collection
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Danny LyonFrom Dayton to Columbus, Ohioc. 1960s
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Danny LyonGaucho field meet, Chicagoc. 1960s
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Danny LyonJohnny Goodpaster, Hobart, Indianac. 1960s
Danny LyonNew york Eddie’s, Chicagoc. 1960s
Danny LyonRacer, Griffin, Georgiac. 1960s
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Danny LyonRenegade’s funeral, Detroitc. 1960s
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Danny LyonRonnie and Cheri, La Porte, Indianac. 1960s
Danny LyonRoute 90, Alabamac. 1960s
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Danny LyonScrambles track, McHenry, Illinoisc. 1960s
Danny LyonSparky and Cowboy (Gary Rogues), Schererville, Indianac. 1960s
Danny LyonTorello Tachhi’s back, Loudon, New Hampshirec. 1960s
Danny LyonHaitian women, March 19863/1986
Danny LyonA girl at the ocean, Cap Haitian1986
Danny LyonA girl in the market1986
Danny LyonAn out-of-uniform Tonton Macoute throws looter down a flight of stairs1986
Danny LyonAn out-of-uniform Tonton Macoute with an Uzi machine gun harasses a crowd1986
Danny LyonBaby Doc. Defaced mural in Léogâne1986
Danny LyonBolevard Jean Jacques Dessalines, Port-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonCanadians at the Copa Club1986
Danny LyonCap Haitian1986
Danny LyonCap Haitian. The ruins of an office of the Tontons Macoute1986
Danny LyonCroix des Bossales (The Slave Market), Port-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonDawn on February 7th. As news spreads that Jean-Claude Duvalier is gone, a soldier disarms a Tonton Macoute1986
Danny LyonDemonstrator shot in the January 31 manifestation being interviewed by a Dutch journalist. Port-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonDominicans at the Copa Club1986
Danny LyonDominoes at the Fiesta Club1986
Danny LyonFebruary 7th, Port-au-Prince. Students wave green branches and pieces of uniforms torn from the Tontons Macoute as they enter the capitol on a tap-tap1986
Danny LyonGonaïves, February 9, 19861986
Danny LyonHaiti, 1983-19861986
Danny LyonJanuary 31, the first manifestation in Port-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonManifestations before the palace demand the end of the military junta1986
Danny LyonManifestations before the palace demand the end of the military junta1986
Danny LyonPapa Doc. Defaced mural in Léogâne1986
Danny LyonPort-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonPort-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonRevolutionaries from Gonaïves hunt the Tontons Macoute, Gros-Morne1986
Danny LyonSeries of 4: Women on Mules1986
Danny LyonSimone Duvalier. Defaced mural in Léogâne1986
Danny LyonThe Market, Port-au-Prince1986
Danny LyonThe Market, Port-au-Prince1986
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Danny LyonThe revolutionary flag flies as Gonaïves celebrates February 10th1986
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Danny LyonGloria - Santa Marta1972
Danny LyonAaron Evert Jones, life, habitual criminal1967-1969
Danny LyonAge 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery1967-1969
Danny LyonBuilding shakedown1967-1969
Danny LyonCell block1967-1969
Danny LyonCell block1967-1969
Danny LyonCell block table1967-1969
Danny LyonCell of two Chicano convicts1967-1969
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Danny LyonClearing land1967-1969
Danny LyonCondemned man1967-1969
Danny LyonContents of arriving prisoner’s wallet1967-1969
Danny LyonConvict1967-1969
Danny LyonConvict and boss1967-1969
Danny LyonConvict in prison twenty calendar years, life sentence. Speaking is forbidden in the dining room.1967-1969
Danny LyonCotton picker; life sentence, robbery1967-1969
Danny LyonCotton picker; ten year, robbery and assault1967-1969
Danny LyonCotton pickers1967-1969
Danny LyonDay room1967-1969
Danny LyonDay room1967-1969
Danny LyonDining room1967-1969
Danny LyonDining room1967-1969
Danny LyonDog boy1967-1969
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Danny LyonEntering prison1967-1969
Danny LyonEntering prison, seven years and life1967-1969
Danny LyonEntering prison, two years for burglary, ten years for robbery1967-1969
Danny LyonForty-five years, robbery1967-1969
Danny LyonGuns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work1967-1969
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Danny LyonMain corridor1967-1969
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Danny LyonNew arrivals from Corpus Christi1967-1969
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Danny LyonPrison tattoos1967-1969
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Danny LyonSeven years flat on a twenty-year sentence1967-1969
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Danny LyonSix-wing cell block1967-1969
Danny LyonTexas prison rodeo1967-1969
Danny LyonThe electric chair1967-1969
Danny LyonThe line1967-1969
Danny LyonThe line1967-1969
Danny LyonThe line, Ramsey Two1967-1969
Danny LyonThe line. Twenty-five, five, thrity-five, forty and fifteen years1967-1969
Danny LyonThe yard1967-1969
Danny LyonThree convicts1967-1969
Danny LyonTwo convicts1967-1969
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Danny LyonUntitled (Inmate in white shirt, number 9 on adjacent wall)1967-1969
Danny LyonUntitled (Inmate with shaved head in white uniform)1967-1969
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Danny LyonUntitled (landscape shot out of car window)1967-1969
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Danny LyonYoung boss1967-1969
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Danny LyonBig Barbara, Chicago1965
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Danny LyonRoute 12, Wisconsin1962- Image not availableDanny LyonCowboy at Rogue’ picnic, South Chicagoc. 1960s
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- Image not availableDanny LyonKathy, Chicagoc. 1960s
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- Image not availableDanny LyonShakedown before returning to the building1967-1969