It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball. | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI
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It took over six months to bring down the fourteen stories of 100 Gold. The hand-mixed concrete had to be smashed with a punch, and then the steel reinforcement rods had to be cut by burners. With all the buildings disappearing around it 100 Gold seemed somehow to always still be there. Its last two floors were pulverized by a shovel and ball.
1966-1967, printed later
Artists
Danny LyonArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs
Dimensions
27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Provenance
Jennifer Speciale, Connecticut, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.