Self-Portrait

1969

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image displays a close-up of the upper half of a person's body in a dental chair, with dark hair and distinct facial features. The person's mouth is covered by a dental dam, and they wear a patterned gown or bib. The background shows a softly lit room with plain walls, an open doorway on the left, and a partially visible picture frame or artwork on the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 28.6 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.208

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

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Lee Friedlander; center right verso stamped in black ink: 439 25

Wikidata ID

Q64156525

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