The Pilgrim Mother. Plymouth, Massachusetts

1974

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a garden scene. It features a decorative statue fountain and a house in the background. The garden has neatly trimmed hedges and bushes surrounding the fountain, which is mounted on a column. The fountain has a sculpted figure of a robed person. A large traditional-style house with chimneys can be seen in the background. Additionally, there is a metal utility box with visible letters among the greenery. The image has an overall atmosphere of calm and orderliness, with geometric shapes and tidy landscaping.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.4 x 19.1 cm (11 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.345


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • The American Monument. New York, 1976: pl. 7.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 80.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 269.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: The Pilgrim Mother. Plymout, Massachussetts [sic]; lower center in graphite: 7 (circled); lower right in graphite: 168-33

Wikidata ID

Q64156672

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