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Cell Block
Cell Block
Object number2018.37.14

Cell Block

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Conversations with the Dead
Date1968/1969
Artist (American, born 1942)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print, printed later
DimensionsSheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Image: 8 13/16 × 13 in. (22.4 × 33 cm)
Credit LineGift of Claudia and Steven Schwartz in honor of Sarah Goetz, class of 2010
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned (verso, in pencil)
InscribedInscribed (verso, in graphite): (LLC) DLTX-167; (Lower Center) Artist Signature; (LRC, stamped, red ink) Printer/ BLEAK BEAUTY/ Picture Date 1968 Print Date 2011
Descriptionp. 167
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Three convicts, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters and Drawings of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Three convicts, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters and Drawings of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
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Culture: American
Aaron Evert Jones, life, habitual criminal, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters and Drawings of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Aaron Evert Jones, life, habitual criminal, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters and Drawings of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
1968/1969
Culture: American
Dining Room, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Dining Room, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
1968/1969
Culture: American
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day, from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
1968/1969
Culture: American
Shakedown (man being frisked, officer bending down behind him), from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Shakedown (man being frisked, officer bending down behind him), from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
1968/1969
Culture: American
Day room (vertical), from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Day room (vertical), from Conversations with the Dead: Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters of of Billy McCune #122054, 1971
Danny Lyon
1968/1969
Culture: American
View South from 100 Gold Street, from "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
View South from 100 Gold Street, from "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon
1966-1967
Culture: American
174 Chambers Street at Bishop's Lane, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
174 Chambers Street at Bishop's Lane, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1966-1967
Culture: American
The north side of Jay Street at West and Caroline Streets, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
The north side of Jay Street at West and Caroline Streets, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1966-1967
Culture: American
A Reade Street entrance to 187 West Street, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
A Reade Street entrance to 187 West Street, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1966-1967
Culture: American
87-95 North Moore Street, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
87-95 North Moore Street, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1966-1967
Culture: American
Beekman Street, Sunday morning; Ginco, Tonto, Frankie, John Jr., and Nelson, after exploring the buildings, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Beekman Street, Sunday morning; Ginco, Tonto, Frankie, John Jr., and Nelson, after exploring the buildings, from The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
Culture: American