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This is an Uprising

Posted by dektol on May 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment

May 31, 2020 This is an Uprising Six days after the police murder of George Floyd, recorded and presented to us all to see, protests and disturbances continue in every city in the United States. What is going on? This is an uprising. An uprising is when masses of people take the to streets to … Continue reading →

Category Essays, Politics · Tagged with George Floyd, uprising

Danny Lyon’s message to the future

Posted by dektol on June 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/04/danny-lyons-message-to-the-future/

Category Documentary, documentary photography, Media, Photographs, Politics, Prison

Bernie Sanders Leads 1962 Sit-in

Posted by dektol on January 30, 2016 · 11 Comments

In 1962 I was the student photographer at the University of Chicago, making pictures for the yearbook, the Alumni Magazine and the student paper, The Maroon. By the summer of 1962 I had taken my camera into the deep South, and become the first photographer for SNCC. In January of 1962, at the University of Chicago, there was … Continue reading →

Category Media, Politics · Tagged with Bernie, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders for President, Bernie Sit-in, CORE, CORE Sit-in, Dr. George Beadle, Photograph of Bernie, University of Chicago

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.
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SNCC
Willie
Born to Film
Dear Mark
El Otro Lado
Little Boy
Llanito
Los Ninos Abandonados
Media Man
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