Accession Number2013/2.356
TitleWiffleball Player
Artist(s)Danny LyonArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1992; printed 2010Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80Subject matterIn
Let Them Kill Themselves, Lyon documented urban life in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He first met a group of boys on the J Train. Intrigued by them, he followed them, asking to take their photographs. He continued to take a series of photographs of boys in the neighborhood. One part of the series includes the group of friends playing wiffleball. An unnamed subject appears here in a paved lot, surrounded by brick walls, standing on one foot, winding up to hit the ball.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of a man playing wiffleball in a paved lot, standing near a brick wall. He stands balanced on one foot, winding up to hit the ball.
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Keywords
baseball (field sport)
cities
exterior walls
men (male humans)
pavements (surface elements)
sports
streets