Central Park, New York City

1965

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a stack of sods with a shadow cast upon them. The image captures a substantial pile of neatly stacked sods arranged in an orderly fashion on a pallet in an outdoor setting. The texture of the sods is rough and earthy, with layers clearly visible, showcasing the composition of soil and roots. The ground is covered with scattered leaves. The shadow of an indistinct form is cast across the stacked sod. There are trees in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.3 x 46.7 cm (12 5/16 x 18 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 50.6 cm (15 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.82

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait. New City, 1970: pl. 19. (2d ed. New York, 1998: pl. 21).

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: NYC 1965; lower right in graphite: 29-3

Wikidata ID

Q64156485

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