Trailblazing Street Photographer Danny Lyon Captures American Life

Photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon discusses his first career retrospective in 25 years, “Message to the Future,” which is running until September 27 at the Whitney Museum (99 Gansevoort Street). The exhibition features 175 photographs and films that highlight Lyon’s exploration of marginalized people in society, and the political and social issues that affect their lives.

Event: Danny Lyon will be in conversation with U.S. Congressman John Lewis on Friday, July 15 at 7:00 pm at the Whitney Museum of American Art (99 Gansevoort Street).

Danny Lyon, “Mark Di Suvero and Danny Lyon, Hyde Park, Chicago,” 1965. Vintage gelatin silver print. 8 × 10 in. Collection of the artist.

(© Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York)

Danny Lyon, “Leslie, Downtown Knoxville,” 1967. Vintage gelatin silver print. 28.7 × 19.1 cm (11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.). Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. Danny Lyon

(© Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk)

Danny Lyon, “Arrest of Taylor Washington, Atlanta”, 1963. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 × 16 cm (9 7/16 × 6 ¼ in.); Collection of the artist.

(© Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York)