The first sit-in arrests I see and photograph are those of Eddie Brown, a former Albany gang leader, and a visitor from the North. Both have volunteered to be arrested for the photographs. The picture of Eddie Brown, calmly being carried off by the Albany police, is widely distributed as the image of the classic non-violent arrest | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI
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PhotographsAmerican20th century
The first sit-in arrests I see and photograph are those of Eddie Brown, a former Albany gang leader, and a visitor from the North. Both have volunteered to be arrested for the photographs. The picture of Eddie Brown, calmly being carried off by the Albany police, is widely distributed as the image of the classic non-violent arrest
1962, printed 2010
Artists
Danny LyonArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs
Dimensions
31.7 x 46.7 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/8 in.)
sheet: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Provenance
Private collection, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013