The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Dropping a Wall

Dropping a Wall

1967–68, printed 2007
(American, 1942-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 30.9 x 20.7 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.7 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.421
Location: not on view

Description

Lyon spent many days with the demolition men, watching them level Beekman Street. “My respect for them grew tremendously,” he recalls. “They do a difficult and dangerous job very well and it’s a mistake to think that they feel anything but pride for their work.”
  • Tannenbaum, Barbara. "A Song of Destruction: Danny Lyon's photographic eulogy to Lower Manhattan.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58, no. 3 (May/June 2018): 12-13. Reproduced: P. 13; Mentioned: P. 12, 13.
  • Danny Lyon: The Destruction of Lower Manhattan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-October 7, 2018).
  • {{cite web|title=Dropping a Wall|url=false|author=Danny Lyon|year=1967–68, printed 2007|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.421