Dining Room (Convict Pouring from Pitcher), from "Conversations with the Dead"

Accession Number
2014/2.348

Title
Dining Room (Convict Pouring from Pitcher), from "Conversations with the Dead"

Artist(s)
Danny Lyon

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1968; printed 2011

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

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

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

Physical Description
A group of uniformed prisoners in a dining room. Some of the men are seated and eating while others are in line waiting to get their food.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Primary Object Type
black and white print

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
jails (buildings)
men (male humans)
prisons (buildings)

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(Part of 13 Learning Collections)
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(Part of 9 Learning Collections)
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(Part of: Masculinities)
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(Part of: Modern Jewish Photography F22 - Dash Moore)

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