Chicago

1974

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows two people lying down, captured from the waist up. Both individuals have their eyes closed. The younger person, positioned on the right, has long hair that falls around their face and is wearing a sleeveless, ribbed top. The older person on the left has short hair and is dressed in a short-sleeved, patterned top. They are lying on what appears to be a bed or a flat surface covered with light-colored sheets. The blanket has a floral print, and the leftmost individual is holding onto a textured blanket. There is no apparent jewelry or objects being held. The background consists primarily of the bedding on which they are lying.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.9 x 33 cm (8 5/8 x 13 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.325


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Ollman, Arthur. The Model Wife. Boston, 1999: 152.

2004

  • Lee Friedlander: Family. San Francisco, 2004: pl. 91.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Anna & Maria Chicago 1974; lower right in graphite: 181-1

Wikidata ID

Q64156764

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