Commodore John Paul Jones. West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.

1973

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image displays a sculpture of a soldier on a raised platform. The soldier is in a formal posture against a backdrop of the sun. The sculpture is made of light-colored stone and is textured with shadows from nearby branches. The background shows the Washington Monument, trees, and a vintage car on a road. The setting has a serene atmosphere with grassy areas and stone structures.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.6 x 20.3 cm (12 1/16 x 8 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.355

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • The American Monument. New York, 1976: pl. 2.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 312.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: WDC 1973; lower right in graphite: 107-23

Wikidata ID

Q64156659

You may be interested in

Loading Results