Texas

1965

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a black and white photograph of a vintage scene with a pickup truck parked near a roadside café. The image features a white pickup truck in front of the café, with a sign above displaying a large star with the word "LONE" and "CAFE" in neon lettering beneath it. To the right is a building sign that reads "REFRIGERATED." The foreground includes vegetation such as a cactus and desert plants along a gravel curb. The shadow of the photographer is visible on the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Trellis Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.3 x 21.1 cm (5 1/4 x 8 5/16 in.)
    mount: 27.9 x 27.9 cm (11 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.54

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 76.

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 35.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 49.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper center verso in black felt tip pen: C-22-6; center verso in graphite: Lee Friedlander; lower left verso in graphite: 76 (underlined) / 55%; lower right verso in graphite: 55%

Wikidata ID

Q64156310

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