Haverstraw, New York

1966

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a man sitting behind the steering wheel of a vehicle. Only the upper half of his body is visible. The man's hands are gripping the steering wheel firmly, and he has an intense expression on his face. His hair appears dark and slightly unkempt, with a few strands hanging over his forehead. He is wearing a dark jacket. On the dashboard of the vehicle, there are some papers and what appears to be a small booklet. Through the rear window, a landscape of houses and trees is visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Trellis Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 x 32.7 cm (8 9/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Bibliography

1985

  • Lee Friedlander: Portraits. Boston, 1985: pl. 43.

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 37.

1998

  • Lee Friedlander: Retratos. Exh. cat. Instituto de America de Santa Fe. Granada, 1998: cover and 77.

  • Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait. 2nd ed. New York, 1998: pl. 45.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 199.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Haverstaw 1966; lower right in graphite: 441-13

Wikidata ID

Q64156515

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