Sonora

1993

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image displays a desert landscape with diverse cacti and other vegetation. Agave plants and prickly pear cacti are prominent in the foreground, surrounded by dry grasses. Further back, the terrain rises gently with scattered bushes and low-lying vegetation. In the distance, undulating hills and mountains are visible under a partly cloudy sky. The black-and-white photograph highlights textures and shadows, accentuating the details of the desert setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.8 x 37.8 cm (14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 x 40.6 cm (19 13/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.384

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 11.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 11; lower center in graphite: Sonora, 1993; lower right in graphite: 1055-19

Wikidata ID

Q64156792

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