Sonora

1994

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a desert landscape with sparse vegetation. The horizon is near the top third of the composition, below a distant hill. Several tall, spindly, thorny plants are visible, stretching diagonally across the scene. The details are sharp and well-defined in the monochrome color palette of various shades of grey. Vague outlines of shrubs can be seen in the distance, blending into the pale sky. Light clouds are present in the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.9 x 37.5 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.8 cm (19 7/8 x 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.387

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 23.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 23; lower center in graphite: Sonora 1994; lower right in graphite: 1095-28

Wikidata ID

Q64156797

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