Brick crew on the west side. Bricks are salvaged and sold as antique brick for use in new homes.

© 1967, Danny Lyon

Brick crew on the west side. Bricks are salvaged and sold as antique brick for use in new homes.

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Brick crew on the west side. Bricks are salvaged and sold as antique brick for use in new homes.,

1967

Danny Lyon, born 1942, Brooklyn, NY; active New York, NY
2009-150.71

Information

Title
Brick crew on the west side. Bricks are salvaged and sold as antique brick for use in new homes.
Dates

1967

Maker
Danny Lyon
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 23.5 x 29.8 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.) sheet: 35.6 x 43.2 cm. (14 x 17 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973
Object Number
2009-150.71
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York

Inscription
Titled and signed in graphite, verso: Brick crew on the west side. Bricks are salvaged and sold as antique brick for use in new homes. / Danny Lyon
Marks/Labels/Seals
Circle stamped on verso: Printer / u Bleak Beauty / Picture Date 67 / Print Date 07
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
cities, wood, figures (representations), men, brick, buildings, demolition

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