Danny Lyon

American photographer and filmmaker (born 1942)
Person human Q5220576
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Danny Lyon

Summary

Danny Lyon is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on March 16, 1942[3]. He worked as a photographer[4], photojournalist[5], journalist[6], and filmmaker[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Danny Lyon was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Danny Lyon was born on March 16, 1942[3].
  • Danny Lyon held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Danny Lyon's professions included photographer[4].
  • Danny Lyon worked as a photojournalist[5].
  • Danny Lyon worked as a journalist[6].
  • Danny Lyon's professions included filmmaker[7].
  • Danny Lyon's education included a stint at University of Chicago[10].
  • Danny Lyon received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Danny Lyon received the Lucie Award[12].
  • Danny Lyon is recorded as male[13].
  • Danny Lyon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Danny Lyon's Commons category is recorded as Danny Lyon[15].
  • Danny Lyon's family name is recorded as Lyon[16].
  • Danny Lyon's given name is recorded as Danny[17].
  • Danny Lyon's official website is recorded as http://www.bleakbeauty.com[18].
  • Danny Lyon's floruit is recorded as January 1, 2015[19].
  • Danny Lyon's described by source is recorded as National Gallery of Art Library Vertical Files[20].
  • Danny Lyon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Danny Lyon's Commons Creator page is recorded as Danny Lyon[22].
  • Danny Lyon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files[23].
  • Danny Lyon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[24].
  • Danny Lyon's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[25].
  • Danny Lyon's has works in the collection is recorded as Art Institute of Chicago[26].
  • Danny Lyon's has works in the collection is recorded as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1942-03-16[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2435aa6f-7dd0-4aaa-a699-068d530a403c[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Danny Lyon's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on March 16, 1942[3].

Education

Danny Lyon's education included a stint at University of Chicago[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[4], photojournalist[5], journalist[6], and filmmaker[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34] and Lucie Award[12], an art prize[35], founded in 2003[36].

Why It Matters

Danny Lyon ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Danny Lyon born?

Danny Lyon's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Danny Lyon do for work?

Danny Lyon worked as photographer[4], photojournalist[5], journalist[6], and filmmaker[7].

Where did Danny Lyon go to school?

Danny Lyon was educated at University of Chicago[10].

What awards did Danny Lyon receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Lucie Award[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Danny
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library
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