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Image Not Available for Ben Alton, housewrecker, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Ben Alton, housewrecker, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Image Not Available for Ben Alton, housewrecker, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan

Ben Alton, housewrecker, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan

Date1967
Maker Danny Lyon American, born 1942
Object number2020.6.8
Provenance[Camera Lucida, New York]; purchased from gallery by Philip A. Bernstein, Seattle, Washington, 2015; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2020
Published ReferencesLyon, Danny. The Destruction of Lower Manhattan. Brooklyn: powerHouse Books, 2005; reproduced pl. 57.
Credit LineGift of Philip A. Bernstein and Luisa Recalcati
Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
MediumGelatin silver print
Image Not Available for The Brooklyn Bridge site seen from the roof of Beekman Hospital, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
The Brooklyn Bridge site seen from the roof of Beekman Hospital, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.4
Image Not Available for 100 Gold Street seen from the remains of the Tribune Building, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
100 Gold Street seen from the remains of the Tribune Building, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.5
Image Not Available for View south from 88 Gold Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
View south from 88 Gold Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.7
Image Not Available for West Street and the West Side Highway, just north of the Trade Center site, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
West Street and the West Side Highway, just north of the Trade Center site, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.6
Image Not Available for Dominick and a payloader inside 82 Beekman Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Dominick and a payloader inside 82 Beekman Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.9
Image Not Available for Dropping a wall, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Dropping a wall, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.10
Image Not Available for Huey and his crew inside 81 Beekman Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Huey and his crew inside 81 Beekman Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.11
Photo: Scott Leen
Beekman Street subbasement, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.12
Image Not Available for Notary Public window, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Notary Public window, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.13
Image Not Available for Demolition of 100 Gold, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Demolition of 100 Gold, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.14
Photo: Scott Leen
Sculptor Mark di Suvero at 195 Front Street, from the series The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon
1967
Object number: 2020.6.15
Image Not Available for Ronne and Cheri, La Porte, Indiana, from the series The Bikeriders
Ronne and Cheri, La Porte, Indiana, from the series The Bikeriders
Danny Lyon
1962
Object number: 2020.6.1