New Mexico

1972

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a playground in an open area. In the foreground, there is an unoccupied swing set with shadows on the ground. Children are playing on a metal jungle gym with some in motion and others climbing. Nearby is a spring-mounted animal toy. In the background, there are parked caravans or mobile homes, one of them mounted on a trailer. The sky is filled with scattered clouds. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray, contrasting the bright sunlight and deep shadows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 x 25.7 cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.182

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 38.

Inscriptions

all on verso: upper left in graphite: 38 (underlined); left center stamped in black ink: 104 29; center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower right in graphite: 59%

Wikidata ID

Q64156546

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