Danny Lyon
(Brooklyn, New York, 1942 - )
Brucie, his CH, and Crazy Charlie, McHenry, Illinois
1966 (printed later)
Gelatin silver print
12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (32.5 x 48.0 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
2009.200
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Brucie, one of Lyon’s friends, is seen embracing his Harley Sportster XLCH. Lyon notes that the bikers he knew were mostly apolitical and not violent as the media portrayed motorcycle gangs at the time. “These guys were into their bikes. They were mechanics.”
Keywords
DocumentaryBlack and White
Motorcycle