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Self-Portrait

1964/1969

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names

Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

A row of women's shoes is displayed on a ledge above a pair of men's shoes. The image is in black and white, showing tonal contrasts and textures. The shoes in the display are varied in types and shades, while a pair of dark shoes is centered at the bottom of the image, above a textured concrete surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image/sheet: 20.3 x 13.5 cm (8 x 5 5/16 in.)
mount: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

2001.22.160

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Lee and Maria Friedlander

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper center verso in black felt tip pen: 59/2; center verso in graphite: Lee Friedlander / F

Wikidata ID

Q64156442

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