Paris

1997

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image displays an individual in a close-up shot, with only the upper body and head visible. The person is lying on their side, with the head resting on a patterned chair seat. The individual has closely cropped hair and facial features that are partly obscured due to the angle of the shot. They are wearing a long-sleeve shirt with a visible collar. A shadow play of a hand holding a camera is projected onto the person's head, the chair fabric, and parts of the chair's wooden frame. The chair has a floral pattern, and the background is a mix of shadow and out-of-focus elements with no distinct features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.1 x 37.5 cm (15 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.265


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 50.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 621.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 50; lower center in graphite: Paris 1997; lower right in graphite: 1271-33

Wikidata ID

Q64156618

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