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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.
Two youths imitate the Tontons Macoute during Mardi Gras, Gonaïves
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.

Two youths imitate the Tontons Macoute during Mardi Gras, Gonaïves

Artist Danny Lyon (American, b. 1942)
CultureAmerican
Date1983-1986, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (25.2 × 25.2 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
SignedPrinter's stamp, with negative and print date and signature in graphite on verso
Credit LineGift of George Stephanopoulos
Object number2010.10.18
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DescriptionThis is a black and white photograph of two men, standing in the middle of a street, pretending to be soldiers. A group of people on the street are looking on as the two men wave fake guns in the air.
Published ReferencesDanny Lyon, _Merci Gonaives_, (Clintondale, New York: Bleak Beauty Books, 1988), 47.
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