Danny Lyon: The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
$139.72
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2021
Summary
First published in 1969, The Destruction of Lower Manhattan is a singular, lasting document of nearly sixty acres of downtown New York architecture before its destruction in a wave of urban development. After creating the series The Bikeriders and moving back to New York in 1966, Lyon settled into a downtown loft, becoming one of the few artists to document the dramatic changes taking place. Lyon writes, “Whole blocks would disappear. An entire neighborhood. Its few last lof…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781597114943 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1597114944 |
| Author: | Danny Lyon |
| Publisher: | Aperture Foundation |
| Imprint: | Aperture |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 235mm |
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”… decades later, The Destruction of Lower Manhattan retains its immediacy.” –Eric Banks, New York Times
“… decades later, The Destruction of Lower Manhattan retains its immediacy.” —Eric Banks, New York Times
About The Author
Danny Lyon
Danny Lyon (born in New York, 1942), regarded as one of the most influential documentary photographers, is also a filmmaker and writer. His many books include The Movement (1964), The Bikeriders (1968, reissued by Aperture, 2014), Conversations with the Dead (1971), Knave of Hearts (1999), Like a Thief ’s Dream (2007), and Deep Sea Diver (2011). Lyon’s work is widely exhibited and collected, and he has been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships twice, National Endowment for the Arts grants numerous times, and a 2011 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism.
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