Davis Mountains, Texas

1997

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image depicts an older man lying on dry, grassy terrain next to a large spiky plant. He has his eyes closed and is resting his head on the plant. He has short, thinning hair, a prominent nose, and thin lips. He is wearing a button-up shirt with epaulets, and a camera strap or lanyard. Shadows of branches are cast across his face and the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.1 x 37.5 cm (15 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.288

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 73.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 73; lower center in graphite: Davis Mtns., Texas; lower right in graphite: 1297-02

Wikidata ID

Q64156644

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