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Shakedown, Texas Department of Corrections by Danny Lyon — VisualArtsDB

Shakedown, Texas Department of Corrections

Shakedown, Texas Department of Corrections

1968

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 12 in. (20.7 x 30.48 cm) (image) 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.78 x 35.24 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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