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The Destruction of Lower Manhattan: Photographs by Danny Lyon
The Destruction of Lower Manhattan: Photographs by Danny Lyon
Danny Lyon, "327, 328, and 331 Washington Street, between Jay and Harrison Streets"
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The Destruction of Lower Manhattan: Photographs by Danny Lyon
Jun 21, 2005 through Sep 18, 2005
The Destruction of Lower Manhattan presents vintage photographs by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon. Created between 1966 and 1967, Lyon's photo essay addresses the demolition of some 60 acres of mostly 19th-century buildings below Canal Street. Lyon photographed virtually every building that was to be torn down to make room for the World Trade Center, as well as the workers involved in the demolition, in images that have new meaning in the wake of 9/11.
The Destruction of Lower Manhattan is made possible by Melvin R. Seiden, the Charina Foundation, and James G. Dinan and Elizabeth R. Miller.
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