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Series Title: Conversations with the Dead, Photographs of Prison Life with the Letters and Drawings of Billy McCune

Contents of Arriving Prisoner's Wallet

1968–69

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
Culture
America
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
Paper: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2015.241
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts personal items clustered on a wood-grain surface. A pile of small photographs shows people with light skin tones, including a woman looking at us, another holding a baby, and a couple outdoors. At the top left, a thumb holds a document labeled "NEW INMATE'S CLOTHING" dated "JAN 3 1968." To the top right, a metal lighter sits alone. The items overlap in a dense arrangement.

Contents of Arriving Prisoner's Wallet

1968–69

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
America

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