Memphis

1973, printed 1978

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image features a black and white photograph of a residential scene with a street, sidewalk, lamppost, blooming tree, and a house surrounded by bushes and trees. The horizon is not visible, and the overall tone is subdued and detailed, typical of monochrome photography.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 28.6 cm (9 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.143.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Lee Friedlander; by unknown hand, upper left: RWFA2248; upper right: P821023; center, stamped in black ink: This photograph is not released for publication or / for commercial use of any kind. For permission / communicate with Lee Friedlander. 44 So. Mountain / Road, New City, N.Y. 10956. / © LEE FRIEDLANDER 1978; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 116; center in graphite: Memphis 1973 123-24

Wikidata ID

Q64156884

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