Atlanta, Georgia. A woman, who has come upon a mob abusing demonstrators with kicks, blows and burning cigarettes. She holds the mob at bay and protects the demonstrators.

Photographer: Danny Lyon

large crowd of people in a city street; woman at right in a flowered dress confronts a smoking man at left

Date

1963

In our collection

since June the 18th, 2016 up to now

Dimensions

9 x 13 1/4 in. (22.86 x 33.66 cm) (image) 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.78 x 35.24 cm) (sheet)

Location

Not on View

Medium

gelatin silver print (printed 1999)

Price

Composition