Bruno Sammartino, New York City

1960

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a man seated in an armchair. He is leaning back with his hands resting on his midsection. The man has a broad face with short, dark hair. He is not wearing a shirt, revealing a hairy chest and muscular build, and is wearing dark briefs. In the background, there is a floor lamp with a decorative lampshade, a bed partially covered with a textured bedspread, a window with patterned curtains, and a curved radiator under the window. The setting appears to be a bedroom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 28.6 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.412

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Lee Friedlander Portraits. Boston, 1985: pl. 51.

1992

  • Lee Friedlander. Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. Valencia, 1992: 28.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 208.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: Bruno Sammartino 1960; lower right in graphite: 17-1

Wikidata ID

Q64156872

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