Madison, Wisconsin

1966

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a photograph within a wooden frame leaning backwards, featuring the upper body and face of a person in a portrait. The person is positioned diagonally, with their head turned slightly towards the camera, showcasing short, voluminous hair. The visible clothing consists of a shirt with a collar. The frame with the photograph is placed on a surface next to a metallic planter with a decorative item resembling a plant. Reflecting on the glass is the faint image of another person, with just their upper body visible, wearing a striped garment. In the background, outside the glass window, trees and the roof of a vehicle can be discerned.
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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: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1970

  • Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait. New City, 1970: pl. 9. (2d ed. New York, 1998: pl. 11).

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. New York, 1989: pl. 47.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper left verso in blue pencil: Cut A / p 184 / Documentary Photo (circled in red pencil); upper center verso in graphite: 11 (circled); upper center verso in black felt tip pen: C-30/17; upper right verso in graphite: LB37191 (circled in red pencil); upper right verso stamped in black ink: K77; center verso: artist's stamp (circled with red pencil) with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander

Wikidata ID

Q64156471

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