Zion

2004

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This image shows a dense tangle of barren tree branches dominating the foreground. The branches crisscross in a chaotic network against the backdrop. Beyond the trees, a rugged cliff face rises, partially obscured but stretching across the middle of the image. The cliff exhibits a textured surface and is topped with scattered bushes and shrubs. The horizon is high in the image and partially hidden, as the cliff reaches toward the sky. The black and white color palette emphasizes the contrast between the dark bark of the trees, the light sky, and the textures of the cliff.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    image: 48.3 × 47.3 cm (19 × 18 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 60.6 × 50.8 cm (23 7/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.193.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jane P. Watkins, Ketchum, ID; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Friedlander; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: LFR.368; center stamped in black ink: PRINTED 2004 / This photograph is not released for publication / or for commercial use of any kind. For permission / communicate with Lee Friedlander, 52 South / Mountain Road, New City, N.Y. 10956. / © LEE FRIEDLANDER; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: Zion, 2004; bottom right in graphite: LF.100660.Y; bottom right: 1648-9

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