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Entering Prison
1968 (printed 2011)20th century
328 x 218 mm (12.9 x 8.6 in.)
Danny Lyon, American, b. born 1942
- convicts - Use for those serving a prison sentence following conviction for a criminal offense. For those involuntarily confined in prison or kept in custody, use "prisoners." For those confined to an institutional facility voluntarily or involuntarily, use "inmates." [January 1993 alternate term added. February 1991 descriptor added.]
- documentary photography - Use for an approach to photography in which the subject is recorded with an emphasis on factual accuracy and with a high degree of objectivity by the photographer; often of a newsworthy event. May be intended to record, and ultimately influence, social conditions. ICPEP
- handcuffs - Shackles for the hand, generally consisting of a divided metal ring which is locked around the wrist; usually made in pairs of rings connected by a short chain or bar. [August 1993 descriptor added.]
- prisons - Use for places of confinement and correction run by state or federal authorities for those adults convicted to sentences over one year for serious crimes; developed since the late 18th century and generally characterized by cell and corridor plans with separation by offense and sex, and programs of rehabilitation provided as means toward prisoner reform. Use "jails" for places for offenders sentenced either for lesser crimes or for terms up to one year.
- Texas - TGN 7007826
- walking - Traveling on foot at a moderate pace, proceeding by steps, and moving the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion. RHDEL2 [September 1993 descriptor added.]
- image Dimensions: 328 x 218 mm (12.9 x 8.6 in.)
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Danny Lyon, American, b. born 1942 . Entering Prison, 1968 (printed 2011). From Conversations with the Dead. Gelatin silver print. image : 328 x 218 mm (12.9 x 8.6 in.). Sheet : 353 x 277 mm (13.9 x 10.9 in.). DAC accession number 2014.14.69. Gift of Jamie Alter Lynton (BA Wesleyan 1981) and Michael Lynton, 2014.
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