1979
1979
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.375
Art Historical Context
**1979** by Lee Friedlander, a captivating gelatin silver print from 197, invites visitors into the artist's keen observation of the everyday world. Acquired through the Patrons' Permanent for the National Gallery of Art Department of Photographs, this 32.7 x 21.8 cm image exemplifies Friedlander's mastery of black-and-white photography during the late 1970s, a period when he was solidifying his reputation as a pivotal figure in American street photography. Friedlander, often associated with the democratic street photography movement alongside contemporaries like Garry Winogrand and Diane Arb...
About the Artist
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander, born on July 14, 1934, in Aberdeen, Washington, to a Finnish-descended mother, Kaari Nurmi, and German-Jewish émigré father, Fritz Friedlander, discovered photography at age 14 amid a fascination with the medium's equipment. Tragedy marked his childhood when his mother died of cancer at age seven, yet he pursued his passion, earning pocket money with a camera before studying under...