New City, New York

1976

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image features a woman from the thighs up standing in an indoor setting. She is facing the camera directly with her shoulders slightly turned, holding a small piece of clothing and a cigarette in one hand against her chest. Her facial features consist of a straight nose, full lips, and slightly raised eyebrows. She has long dark hair tied or secured behind her head. She is wrapped in a towel covering her body, with parts of her shoulders and arms exposed. The room around her includes framed pictures or artwork on the walls, with a brick wall visible to her side. The room is dimly lit, and light coming from an unseen source casts shadows on her skin and the surroundings.
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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

    2001.22.312


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 76.

1992

  • Maria: Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Washington and London, 1992: pl. 24.

2004

  • Lee Friedlander: Family. San Francisco, 2004: pl. 36.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 373.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Maria 1976; lower right in graphite: 441-2

Wikidata ID

Q64156745

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