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Two years, burglary from the series Conversations with the Dead
Two years, burglary from the series Conversations with the Dead

Two years, burglary from the series Conversations with the Dead

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1968–69, printed later
Period20th century
MediumGelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsObject Size: 11 x 14 inches
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2015.155
Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art
_Place of OriginUnited States
Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery, Diagnostic Center, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Age 18, six years, theft; Age 18, three years, burglary; Age 18, four years, forgery, Diagnostic Center, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1967/printed later
Object number: 2014.150
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years, from the series Conversations with the Dead
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years, from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968/69, printed later
Object number: 2015.209
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years, Ramsey Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years, Ramsey Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.037
Seven years flat on a twenty-year sentence, from the series Conversations with the Dead
Seven years flat on a twenty-year sentence, from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968/69, printed later
Object number: 2015.205
[Road to prison form inside car] Diagnostic Center is a processing for inmates entering prison. Men arrive there from county jails throughout the state. After about a month they are classified and assigned to a unit to begin their sentence from the series Conversations with the Dead
[Road to prison form inside car] Diagnostic Center is a processing for inmates entering prison. Men arrive there from county jails throughout the state. After about a month they are classified and assigned to a unit to begin their sentence from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968–69, printed later
Object number: 2015.154
Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.038
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day, Ellis Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day, Ellis Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968/printed later
Object number: 2014.156
Convict from the series Conversations with the Dead
Convict from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968–69, printed later
Object number: 2015.156
The line, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
The line, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.034
Cotton pickers, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Cotton pickers, Ferguson Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.035
Clearing land, Ellis Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Clearing land, Ellis Unit, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.036
Showers, Diagnostic Center, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Showers, Diagnostic Center, Texas from the series Conversations with the Dead
Danny Lyon
1968
Object number: 1983.039