Minnesota

1966

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image includes a complex arrangement of shapes and lines. It shows a distinct shadow of a person cast onto the sidewalk, intersecting with a framed portrait. This abstract composition blends together the real and the reflective. The shadow suggests a human form, while the framed image depicts a woman's face. The scene captures an interplay between two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Trellis Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.7 x 13 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
    mount: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait. New City, 1970: pl. 14. (2d ed. New York, 1998: pl. 16).

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper center verso in graphite: 16 (circled); upper center verso in black felt tip pen: C-47-1 (crossed out) / 55-10; upper right verso stamped in black ink: K77; center verso: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander

Wikidata ID

Q64156478

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