Esteemed photographer, filmmaker, writer, and two-time Guggenheim fellow Danny Lyon—whose compelling images are included in the exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968—reflects upon his life's work. Spanning more than four decades, his prolific career has included solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Among Lyon's key accomplishments is the work that he carried out as a college-age student during the Civil Rights movement, an involvement that has had great impact on his art.
Hear Lyon in conversation with Road to Freedom curator Julian Cox, Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Their dialogue will be amply illustrated, with questions from the audience encouraged. Introductory remarks on the historical context of the Civil Rights movement will be given by Christopher Jimenez y West, assistant history professor at Pasadena Community College and former history curator of the California African American Museum. A book signing follows the program.
Preview the exhibition—See Road to Freedom before it opens to the public on November 19. The exhibition will be free and open to lecture attendees 7:00–10:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: $10 General;$8 Members; $6 Full-Time Students
Tuesday, November 17, 8:00 pm
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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