Hidden in Sight: Photographing Incarceration
The United States has the highest rate of incarceration of any country in the world, with over 2 million people currently imprisoned. This exhibition features photographs spanning more than 50 years by three artists, Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), Jessica Earnshaw (Canadian, born 1983), and Isadora Kosofsky (American, born 1993), highlighting the varied critical issues within the prison system in America.
Funding has been provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Dates: August 14, 2018-March 10, 2019
Gallery Location and Hours
David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Saturday - Sunday, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Summer Hours: (May 13-September 2, 2018): Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Closed Weekends
Galleries are closed on major holidays, during Hofstra University recesses, and during exhibition installations.
Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), The Line, 1968, 2011, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in.,Hofstra University Museum Collections, gift of Peter and Susan Chatzky, HU2016.87
© Danny Lyon, New York & Magnum Photos, New York
Thursday, February 28, 2019
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