Buffalo, New York

1962

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a store window displaying various photographs and signs advertising documentation services. The window display includes a collection of black-and-white headshot photographs arranged in rows, each depicting a different individual. These photographs are organized under labels such as "PASS PORTS," "PISTOL PERMITS," "PEDDLERS," "CITIZEN PAPERS," "BARBERS," "AIR PILOTS," "BORDER PASS," "HACKERS," "CIVIL SERVICE," "SEAMAN," and "CHAUFFEURS." Above these organized rows of portraits, there is a reflection of vintage cars on the street and an illuminated light bulb hanging in the center. The reflection also suggests a street scene beyond the glass, with a faint outline of buildings visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Trellis Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.8 x 22.5 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    mount: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.48


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 4.

Inscriptions

all on mount: center left verso in graphite: 3; center verso in blue ball point pen: C-3; center verso: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; right center verso in black ball point pen: 3/20

Wikidata ID

Q64156304

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