Benny, Grand and Division, Chicago
1965
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24 x 16.1 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.) sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2001.67.137
Art Historical Context
Danny Lyon's *Benny, Grand and Division,* (1965) a poignant moment in the of Chicago's bustling urban landscape. This gelatin silver print, a black-and-white photographic medium prized for its rich tonal range and fine, features an intimate portrait of a man named Benny at the intersection of Grand and streets. Lyon's raw, humanistic style—rooted in the documentary tradition—brings viewers close to the lives of working-class Chicagoans during a transformative era. Created amid Chicago's intense urban renewal projects of the 1960s, the photograph reflects the grit and resilience of facing demo...