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Shakedown, Ramsey I, Texas
Shakedown, Ramsey I, Texas
Object number1973.22.62

Shakedown, Ramsey I, Texas

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Conversations with the Dead
Date1969
Artist (American, born 1942)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23 x 35 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Charles E. Merrill Trust Fund
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn verso, signed lower right in pencil: Danny Lyon
InscribedOn verso, by artist, lower right in pencil: Shakedown, Ramsey I / Texas 1969; left: 677-13
DescriptionBlack and white image of prisoners lined up outside being strip searched by guards. A barbwire fence and guard tower is visible in the background and bright, puffy clouds line the sky above.
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