Pennsylvania

1969

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a television on a textured floor surface reflecting a pair of feet. The image captures a vintage television set from an overhead perspective, where the TV's screen displays the reflection of a pair of legs and feet standing on the carpeted floor. The TV sits on a rectangular stand, with two antennas protruding from the top. The floor consists of a textured pattern, and there is a round, flat object to the side that appears to be another piece of furniture. The photograph is in black and white. The composition of the image offers a unique perspective, focusing more on the reflection in the TV than on the TV itself.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Trellis Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 22.9 x 15.6 cm (9 x 6 1/8 in.)
    mount: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.46


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Lee Friedlander: The Little Screens. San Francisco, 2001: pl. 4.

Inscriptions

all on verso: upper center in black felt tip pen: 1/27; center verso in graphite: Lee Friedlander

Wikidata ID

Q64156305

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