New York City

1962

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a city sidewalk scene with a wall adorned by a question mark and arrows. The image is in black and white, capturing an urban street with a plain wall as the backdrop. On the wall is a large question mark flanked by two arrows pointing in opposite directions. The sidewalk is populated by individuals walking, each seemingly in their own world, going about their day.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.6 x 47 cm (12 7/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 50.3 cm (16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.416

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 25.

1989

  • Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987. Exh. cat. Seattle Art Museum. New York, 1989: pl. 9.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 33.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 60.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: NYC 1962; lower right in graphite: 8-3

Wikidata ID

Q64156825

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