Accession Number
2013/2.340

Title
Foyer of an Apartment

Artist(s)
Danny Lyon

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1965; printed 2010

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80

Subject matter
The Uptown, Chicago series was taken in 1965, shortly before The Bikeriders. Lyon chose a single street, Clifton Street, and photographed recent migrants from Appalachia. Lyon commented that most license plates on the streets were from Kentucky and Tennessee, and the area was referred to as “hillbilly heaven.” Wishing to draw awareness to subjects that were rarely seen, he gave people in the neighborhood dollars to pose for pictures. After photographing, he often returned to give his subjects small prints, usually Rolleiflex contact prints.

Physical Description
A photograph of two men and two women in an apartment foyer. They stand casually as they interact with one another. Beyond the door, people are visible on the street.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
doors
groups of people
lobbies
men (male humans)
motorcycles
sitting
standing
women (female humans)