"Good By from Friends"
1985 · Gelatin silver print
Image: 19 × 25 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.8 × 32.1 cm (10 3/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Danny Lyon
American, 1942
Brooklyn, NY, USA
PhotographyNaive Art
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
216
Works in Collection
263
Assets Indexed
3
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Publications Referenced
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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The Photographer's Eye
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
About
Why this artist matters now
Danny Lyon considers himself a photojournalist, and his work, a brand of advocacy journalism; Lyon devotes his career to documenting the demonstrations of social activism in which he has immersed himself. A self-taught photographer, Lyon was first introduced to the medium as a staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, photographing civil rights demonstrations against segregation in the American South. His other subjects have included the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club (of which he was part for two years), the Texas prison system, the Occupy movement, and the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan. His work was perhaps most strongly influenced by the 1941 publication Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, featuring text by James Agee and photographs by Walker Evans.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Auction History
Range: $1,875 – $52,920
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Mar 2026 | $1,000 – $1,500 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Sep 2025 | $18,000 – $22,000 | $15,240 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2025 | $30,000 – $40,000 | $52,920 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2024 | $40,000 – $60,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | $4,000 – $6,000 | $6,930 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $3,528 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $12,600 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | $4,000 – $6,000 | $4,032 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2022 | $5,000 – $7,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2021 | $3,000 – $5,000 | Unsold |
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