The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Truck in the Desert near Yuma, Arizona
1962, printed 1979
(American, 1942-)
Image: 22.3 x 32.9 cm (8 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2017.256
Location: not on view
Description
Self-taught as a photographer, Lyon never intended photography to be his profession, but he discovered that he could use the medium to effectively advocate for social change. This image, made just three years after he first picked up a camera, won a photo contest and attracted the attention of a juror, a curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, who became his mentor.- {{cite web|title=Truck in the Desert near Yuma, Arizona|url=false|author=Danny Lyon|year=1962, printed 1979|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.256