Sonora

1995

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image depicts a desert landscape. In the foreground, there are ocotillo plants with spiky branches and prickly pear cacti among scattered rocks. In the background, there are low hills and sporadic vegetation on the horizon. The photograph is in black and white, highlighting the textures and contrasts of the desert.
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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

    2001.22.398

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 35.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 35; lower center in graphite: Sonora, 1995; lower right in graphite: 1106-2

Wikidata ID

Q64156802

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