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IRT 2, New York City

1980

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 22.3 x 33.1 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Paper: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2017.265
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

By the 1970s, the South Bronx in New York was an exemplar of urban decay. Forty percent of its buildings were burned or abandoned between 1970 and 1980. Lyon chose to document the people who remained, whether by choice or desperation. The grim, challenging environment gave birth to hip-hop in that same decade. The South Bronx is now experiencing gentrification.

IRT 2, New York City

1980

Danny Lyon

(American, 1942-)
America

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