Tucson, Arizona

1977

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a woman lying on a lounge chair. She is wearing a two-piece swimsuit with a floral pattern. Her arms are positioned above her head, and her head is turned slightly to the side with her eyes closed. Her hair is short and appears wet or slicked back. The background includes a grassy area around the lounge chair, a portion of a white block wall, and decorative elements like a small sculpture and a metal lawn chair. Shadows are cast from a nearby tree.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.322

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Maria: Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Washington and London, 1992: pl. 25.

2004

  • Lee Friedlander: Family. San Francisco, 2004: pl. 39.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Maria 1977 Tucson; lower right in graphite: 442-7

Wikidata ID

Q64156752

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