Sonora

1995

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The photograph shows a dense tangle of thin branches and twigs filling most of the frame. Among the foliage, a tall cactus is visible. The horizon is obscured by the foliage. The image is in black and white with high contrast, highlighting the stark lines of the branches against the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.5 x 37 cm (14 3/4 x 14 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.394

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 49.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 49; lower center in graphite: Sonora, 1995; lower right in graphite: 1103-15

Wikidata ID

Q64156807

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