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The Destruction of Lower Manhattan

Aerial View of Manhattan

1966–67
(American, 1942-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 25.2 x 25 cm (9 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2011.236
Location: not on view
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A grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to photograph the demolition of sections of Lower Manhattan provided Lyon with partial funding, a letter asking that he be given access to city-owned abandoned buildings, and a ride in a Port Authority helicopter. “They were kind enough to strap me in, remove my door, and fly me over the Brooklyn Bridge,” the artist remembers. “The pilot . . . turned the aircraft on its side, with me dangling from my harness watching things in my pocket drift down to the East River a thousand feet below.” This photograph shows the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge and, just right of center, the demolition area at Gold and Beekman Streets.
Aerial View of Manhattan

Aerial View of Manhattan

1966–67

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
America, 20th century

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