Aretha Franklin

1983

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a close-up of a woman's face and upper shoulders. She is facing slightly to the right, with most of her face visible. She has smooth, shiny black hair styled in soft, voluminous curls that frame her face, with short bangs resting on her forehead. Her facial features include full lips and well-defined eyes. She is wearing a bright green ribbed turtleneck sweater. The background is a subtle gradient with a light beige at the bottom transitioning to a pale blue at the top.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.8 × 27.5 cm (10 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 35 cm (15 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.158.2.4

  • Portfolio Title

    Jazz & Blues

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a close-up portrait of a person seated and slightly leaning back. They have strong facial features, short natural hair, and wear a dark blue high-collared garment. The background consists of blurred wooden textures and fabric patterns with warm tones that suggest an indoor setting.

Miles Davis

Lee Friedlander

1983

This is a photograph of a document detailing a collection of photographs. The document lists the names of seven musicians: Miles Davis, Robert Pete Williams, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Joe Turner, Ray Charles, and Milt Jackson. Below the list of names, there is stylized text saying "Jazz & Blues, Lee Friedlander." The document provides information regarding a portfolio of seven dye transfer photographs produced for Q.E.D. Editions by Creative Color of Hamburg, West Germany. The edition is limited to 50 sets plus 7 artist's proofs, with no additional prints to be made, and states that this is set 25 of the portfolio. The text is primarily in a clean, modern font, with subtle line graphics resembling musical staff lines.

Jazz & Blues

Lee Friedlander

1983

The image displays an older man seated, playing an acoustic guitar. The man has dark skin and a bald head, wearing an orange short-sleeved polo shirt and light-colored pants in a plain room with a pale wall behind him. A collage of photographs in a frame hangs on the wall, and a wire runs across it. Part of a reinforced door is visible to the left. The man is holding the guitar with both hands, with a drinking glass partially visible near him.

Robert Pete Williams

Lee Friedlander

1983

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan and Peter MacGill, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Lee Friedlander; artist stamp, center right in red ink: © LEE FRIEDLANDER 1983; by unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: ARETHA FRANKLIN 25/50

Wikidata ID

Q64156893

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