Danny Lyon: Cairo, IL 1962

The above photo is featured on page 120 of our text, March 2. Just as we did in class with the Norman Rockwell painting, we will study the photography analytically taking notes on a) what you see, b) making interpretations, and c) writing questions for further research. After taking individual notes, we will discuss your notes as a class. What was the photographer's intention? What does this photo mean?

After this discussion, read the analysis Lyon's photography in the essay, "SNCC: Photography." While reading, circle vocabulary and write questions that you, as a reader, have about the essaay.

Finally, you will browse the Luminous-Lint PhV database of photography. Clicking on the image above will bring you to the artists civil rights era collection. Spend at least ten minutes in class browsing his images. Select ONE image, and complete a see-think-wonder analysis on that new image, taking notes just as you have with the photo above.