The Bikeriders

Have you seen "The Bikeriders" starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy? The film directed by Jeff Nichols was inspired by a series of photographs taken by Danny Lyon between 1963 and 1967, which resulted in a book by the same title.
In this video, Lana Meador, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at SAMA, discusses Lyon's photographic style and the significance of "The Bikeriders" photo book in the context of American photography and cultural history and shares some of her favorite photos from the series.
The photographs are currently not on view at the Museum, but we invite you to look at them and other images by Lyon in SAMA’s collection on our website at samuseum.org.
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