Atlantic City

1969

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of an urban street scene. It shows a section of a street with buildings, a motorcycle, and a bar sign. In the foreground, there is a flat-roofed structure with a corner visible, featuring a reflective window that mirrors part of the adjacent brick building. Above this structure, two larger houses with multi-pane windows are visible; one is a two-story brick house with a hipped roof, and the other is a two-story clapboard house with a gable roof. The rooflines of both buildings are staggered. A pole next to the foreground structure suggests utility wiring running across the top of the frame. On the right side, partially obstructed by the pole and structures, a motorcycle is seen carrying a large flag and riding down the street, and a sign reading "ROCKY CASTELLANI'S BAR" hangs visible in the background. The image, rendered in black and white, captures a moment of everyday life in this neighborhood.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee Friedlander

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 × 28.6 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.8.12


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. The Hudson River Museum. Yonkers, New York, 1978, pl. 41.

Inscriptions

center verso: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center verso in graphite: Atlantic City 1969; lower right verso in graphite: 63-14

Wikidata ID

Q64156718

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