New City, New York

1972

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows three people sitting on a floral-patterned couch. The woman in the foreground is sitting with one leg crossed over the other. She has long, wavy dark hair and wears large glasses that frame her face. Her facial features are gently highlighted by the photograph's lighting, and she has a calm expression. She is dressed in a light-colored dress with puffed sleeves and a pattern of horizontal lines, and her legs are clad in fishnet stockings with a pair of black shoes that have straps. She sports a ring on her finger. Sitting next to her on the couch is a man with short gray hair, wearing a patterned shirt. A young girl is also sitting on the man's lap, leaning back against him. Her head is turned to the side, and she appears to be smiling. She wears a dress with a frilled skirt and knee-high socks. The setting appears to be a room with a plain wall in the background and a small table in the foreground.
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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

    2001.22.311


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Maria: Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Washington and London, 1992: pl. 12.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: N.C. 1972; lower right in graphite: 439-4

Wikidata ID

Q64156737

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