De De and Billie Pierce, New Orleans

1962

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows two individuals on a bed. The man on the left has short, graying hair, wearing a white tank top and dark shorts. The woman on the right has short, dark hair and is wearing a patterned robe or dress. The bed has a light-colored quilt, with pictures or objects on the headboard. A decorative cross hangs on the wall above the bed, and a calendar showing February 1962 is visible behind the woman's shoulder. A pack of playing cards is in the foreground. The room contains basic furniture and decor items.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.413


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Lee Friedlander Portraits. Boston, 1985: pl. 70.

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 6.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 29.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 30.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: De De & Billie Pierce 1962; lower right in graphite: 441-21

Wikidata ID

Q64156721

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