New York City

1963

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a person standing next to a wall-mounted telecommunications device. The person is holding a handset to their ear with their left hand, facing the device. The person is wearing a dark suit with a light-colored shirt visible at the collar. The individual's hair is close-cropped, and their facial features are not clearly visible due to the silhouette effect. The telecommunications device displays images and text, including the words "UNITED STATES" and "EUROPE," along with images of two men in suits. A faint outline of a car is reflected in the screen, and cables are visible below it. The background is a plain wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 28.4 cm (7 1/2 x 11 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.424

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Lee Friedlander: Photographs. Exh. cat. Hudson River Museum. New City, 1978: pl. 13.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 109.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: NYC 1963; lower right in graphite: 20-9

Wikidata ID

Q64156854

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