New City, New York

1962

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a mother seated with her two children. The mother is turned slightly to the side, with her back to the camera, revealing her left shoulder. She has dark hair pulled back with a headband and is holding a baby in her arms who is breastfeeding. The baby is wrapped in a blanket. Beside them is a young child sitting on a cushioned wooden bench, looking at the baby. The child is wearing a striped shirt under light-colored overalls. The background includes wooden furniture and a fabric-covered bench.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.6 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.304


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Maria: Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Washington and London, 1992: pl. 5.

2004

  • Lee Friedlander: Family. San Francisco, 2004: pl. 55.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Maria 1962; lower right in graphite: 413-3

Wikidata ID

Q64156727

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