Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas
- Title:
- Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Inequality and legacies of discrimination
- Creator:
- Lyon, Danny
- Creation Date:
- 1967-1969 (negative)
1979 (print)
- ID Number:
- 83.125.001.017
- File Name:
- 83.125.001.017.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Texas
Racism and incarceration
Prison system - Measurement:
- 27.9 × 35.6 (Sheet) (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- A naked young Black man, a prison inmate,stands with his arms held out at his sides outside in the rain; his muscles are tense, his eyes are closed, and his mouth is open. A white guard in a voluminous black rain slicker and light cowboy hat faces the man, his back to the camera. The sky behind the man is stark white and all that can be seen in the distance are wire fences and tall lights.
- Cite As:
- Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas, 1979. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 27.9 × 35.6 cm. Gift of Dr. Carl Melcher, 83.125.001.017.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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