Hillcrest, New York

1970

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a street scene reflecting in a bus mirror. The composition features a reflection captured in a bus mirror, showing elements from the surrounding street environment. The background includes parked cars, one with a vintage design, and signs indicating a retail space or garage. In the backdrop, there are houses among leafless trees, with power lines intersecting the sky. The photograph uses a black and white palette, enhancing contrast and drawing attention to details and textures in the setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.441


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 71.

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 33.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 69.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 151.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Hillcrest NY 1970; lower right in graphite: 70-8

Wikidata ID

Q64156835

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