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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

    The Bikeriders

    • Danny Lyon (1942)

    The American biker subculture of the 1960s, capturing themes of camaraderie, rebellion, and marginalization through participatory New Journalism.

    Route 12, Wisconsin

    The Bikeriders

    • Danny Lyon (1942)

    The American biker subculture of the 1960s, capturing themes of camaraderie, rebellion, and marginalization through participatory New Journalism.

    Route 12, Wisconsin
    Cal, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
    Funny Sonny packing with Zipco, Milwaukee
    Benny, Grand and Division, Chicago
    Sparky and Cowboy (Gary Rogues), Schererville, Indiana
    Cal, Springfield, Illinois
    From Lindsey’s room, Louisville
    Crossing the Ohio, Louisville
    Andy, meeting at the Stoplight, Cicero, Illinois
    Broken gear box spring, New Orleans
    Renegade’s funeral, Detroit
    From Dayton to Columbus, Ohio
    Field meet, Long Island, New York
    Outlaw camp, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
    Renegade’s funeral, Detroit

    Books

    The Bikeriders

    (Aperture, 2014)

    The Bikeriders

    (Chronicle Books, 2003)

    The Bikeriders

    (Twin Palms Publishers, 1997)

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