2013.116: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic party was created in 1964 as an alternative to the regular state parties, from which blacks were excluded. Eighty thousand people joined. Here people vote in Mississippi, most for the first time in their lives
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2013.116
- People
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Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
- Title
- The Mississippi Freedom Democratic party was created in 1964 as an alternative to the regular state parties, from which blacks were excluded. Eighty thousand people joined. Here people vote in Mississippi, most for the first time in their lives
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1964, printed 2010
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/339897
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
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32.6 x 22 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, b.r., in graphite: Danny Lyon
- stamp: Verso, b.r., in graphite and red ink: Printer [over] K [over] BLEAK BEAUTY [over] Picture Date 64 * 10 Print Date
- inscription: Verso, t.r. edge, in graphite: DLC 36
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Private collection, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
- Copyright
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
- Accession Year
- 2013
- Object Number
- 2013.116
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/08/2024 - 10/07/2024
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