Conversations With the Dead

Books
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Journey West -
$65 hardback
$45 softback
Message to the Future - $65
Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement - $70
Indian Nations - $70
I Like to Eat Right on the Dirt - $60
American Blood - $45
Destruction of Lower Manhattan - Spanish - $49
The Story of Sam - $25
Burn Zone - $30
Like a Thief's Dream - $25
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Posted by dektol on September 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment

After being out of print for 45 years Conversations with the Dead is being rereleased. This edition has been updated with a new afterword by Lyon. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/an-unfinished-prison-story

Category Conversations With the Dead, Photographs

Prison Escape

Posted by dektol on June 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The escape of two inmates from New York State’s Dannemora Prison has received much national coverage. We love to read about prison escapes because we like prison escapes. Why? Is it our once beloved “root for the underdog” mindset? Is it the sheer drama of two “murderers, nitwits, lowlife’s, lifers, etc’s” ability to out do all the massive … Continue reading →

Category Conversations With the Dead, Essays · Tagged with Dannemore Prison Escape, New York State prison escape, Prison Escape

Films
The Films of Danny Lyon - Vimeo, DVD, and 16mm print rental
After his ground breaking work as a photojournalist in the 1960’s, Danny Lyon turned to films, making a series of non-fiction films in the 1970’s and 1980’s. With the recent recognition of the 2016 de Young/Whitney retrospective, funds were provided to preserve these remarkable 16mm films. High resolution digital scans were made from the original A&B negative rolls under the close supervision of the artist. The DVD covers themselves, first made for VHS tapes, have been recognized for their power and realism, and are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art show which opened November 3^rd, 2016.
Interested in screening films by Danny Lyon? For booking inquiries please contact: Rebecca Lyon rlyon(a)chicagofilmsociety(dot)org
16mm prints of certain films are available for rental, please contact Anthology Film Archives for more information
The entire body of Danny Lyon 16mm film work can also be streamed on Vimeo. The sixties meets the twenty first century.
View Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo
SNCC
Willie
Born to Film
Dear Mark
El Otro Lado
Little Boy
Llanito
Los Ninos Abandonados
Media Man
Soc. Sci. 127