Liberty, with French, Indian, Highlander and Green Mountain Soldiers. Ticonderoga, New York

1975

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a monument in the center of a roundabout. The monument features statues of figures around its base, with one prominent figure on top. Surrounding the roundabout are houses, trees, and snow-covered ground. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray, black, and white. In the background, there are winter trees, utility poles, and a two-story house with a gabled roof.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 28.6 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.358

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • The American Monument. New York, 1976: pl. 1.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 92.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 279.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; across bottom in graphite: Liberty, with French, Indian, Highlander and Green Mountain Soldiers. Ticonderoga, New York / 1 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64156658

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