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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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Danny Lyon – Like A Thief’s Dream, signed copies for sale

Posted by dektol on March 15, 2010 · 5 Comments

“I do not know of a book that cuts into and reveals the prison system and the subtle strange fates and characters of the guys. Not Mailer or Capote. Like your pictures you have a way of just letting the reality do the talking eloquently. “ Peter di Lissovoy “Like a Thief’s Dream” The amazing … Continue reading →

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“The Innocent Man”

Posted by dektol on March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This letter was written to Dinker (Harold Davey Cassell#73885) by Helen Vanlandingham. The story of McLaughlin and Jimmy Renton’s murder of an Arkansas policeman is told in “Like a Thief’s Dream”.Copies are available direclty from bleakbeauty.com. Dinker has just filed his last appeal. Helen is Don McLaughlin’s sister. Dinker has been in prison for thirty … Continue reading →

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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