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Self-Portrait

c.1970

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names

Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a wooden planter with three broad-leafed plants and a mirror reflecting a person's torso and arm. The scene is in grayscale, with varying shades of black, white, and gray. The planter is on the right side, and the mirror is on the left, capturing part of a person's reflection within the room.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image: 18.7 x 28.3 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
sheet: 27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2001.22.198

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Lee and Maria Friedlander

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Lee Friedlander; right center verso stamped in black ink: 220 01

Wikidata ID

Q64156518

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