Sonora

1990s

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a desert landscape featuring a columnar cactus surrounded by dry, leafless branches. The horizon is low in the photo, emphasizing the cactus and branches without other visible objects. The style is detailed, capturing the branches clearly. The color scheme is black-and-white, highlighting the contrast between the cactus and branches. Additional vegetation can be seen further back in the blurry background, indicating depth in the arid scene.
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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: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.390

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 24.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 24; lower center in graphite: Sonora; lower right in graphite: 1099-18

Wikidata ID

Q64156798

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