Danny Lyon

(Brooklyn, New York, 1942 - )

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

1962 (printed later)

Gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of George Stephanopoulos

2016.136