Texas

1965, printed 1970s

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

This is a photograph of a roadside scene with vintage vehicles and signage. The foreground shows a desert-like landscape with dry plants and a cactus. A shadow of a person with a camera is visible on the ground. In the center, there is a classic white pickup truck parked near a large sign that reads "LONE CAFE" with a star emblem. Another sign on a nearby building reads "REFRIGERATED." Two more older cars are parked on the left. The partly cloudy sky above is lit by sunlight, adding to the retro atmosphere of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 × 28.6 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 28 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lee Friedlander, New York; Private collection, Memphis; Private Collection, Midwest. (sale, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 6 October 2005, lot 289); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Lee Friedlander; 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 artist, bottom center in graphite: Texas 1965 8-10; bottom right: 22-6

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