Section 8: Psycles [Content Warning: Contains historical Nazi imagery and symbols]
subject: Motorcycle clubs--Illinois--Chicago; Outlaws Motorcycle Club; Subcultures--United States; Documentary photography; Photojournalism; Outlaw bikers; American counterculture; New Journalism; Social outsiders; 1960s America
description: Content Warning: This material contains historical Nazi imagery and symbols that some viewers may find disturbing. The imagery appears in a documentary context depicting 1960s motorcycle club culture and does not represent the views of the institution or publisher. A photo-essay featuring excerpts from Danny Lyon's groundbreaking documentary work on the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. This piece presents a selection of Lyon's black-and-white photographs along with transcribed conversations and accounts from club members, offering an insider's perspective on outlaw motorcycle culture. Lyon embedded himself within the club from 1963 to 1967, becoming a full member to document their lives authentically. The work represents an early example of immersive documentary photography and influenced the visual iconography of American biker culture. This section serves as a preview of Lyon's complete book "The Bikeriders," which would be published the following year in 1968.
creator: Lyon, Danny, 1942- (Photographer/Author)
publisher: Roaring Fork Press, New York City (as part of Aspen Magazine No. 4)
date: Spring 1967
contributor: Chamberlain, Bob (Contributor); Squires, Radcliffe (Contributor); Cohen, Sandy (Contributor); Cal of South Cal (Contributor); Funny Sonny (Contributor); Cockroach Kid (Contributor); Eddie (Contributor); Kathie (Contributor); Goodpaster, Johnny (Contributor); Fiore, Quentin, 1920-2019 (Issue designer); Johnson, Phyllis
relation: Is part of Aspen Magazine No. 4 (Spring 1967); Precedes book publication "The Bikeriders" (Macmillan, 1968); Related to New Journalism documentary movement
format: Printed booklet or folder with photographs and text
language: English
type: Photo-essay; Documentary photography; Excerpt; Booklet/folder
coverage: Temporal: 1965-1971 Spatial: New York, N.Y. Aspen, CO.