A grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to photograph the demolition of sections of Lower Manhattan provided Lyon with partial funding, a letter asking that he be given access to city-owned abandoned buildings, and a ride in a Port Authority helicopter. “They were kind enough to strap me in, remove my door, and fly me over the Brooklyn Bridge,” the artist remembers. “The pilot . . . turned the aircraft on its side, with me dangling from my harness watching things in my pocket drift down to the East River a thousand feet below.” This photograph shows the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge and, just right of center, the demolition area at Gold and Beekman Streets.
- Por Danny Lyon (American, 1942-)
- Fechado en 1966–67
- Derechos: Copyrighted
Términos
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Genre
Photograph
Department
Photography
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