Oaxaca, Mexico

1995

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image depicts a man sitting with his head tilted, appearing to be asleep. He has a bald head, glasses on his shirt, and is wearing a button-up shirt. A hanger with a white t-shirt and a dark sock hangs on a branch-like hook on the wall behind him. Near him is a small table with items including a lamp, bottles of toiletries, a glass, and a water bottle. The background is a plain wall with round decorations next to the lamp.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.9 x 37.5 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.227

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 12.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 12; lower center in graphite: Oaxaca 95; lower right in graphite: 1163-9

Wikidata ID

Q64156572

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