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Explore CollectionsPhotographyIRT 2, NYC, 1979

IRT 2, NYC, 1979

Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)

IRT 2, NYC, 1979
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Title

IRT 2, NYC, 1979

Artist/Maker

Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)

Date

1979

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

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Credit

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Accession #

1982.124

Location

Currently not on view

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