Aloha, Washington
1967
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 15.5 x 23.7 cm (6 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.) mount: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Trellis Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.37
Art Historical Context
**Aloha, Washington** *Lee Friedlander, 1967* Gelatin silver print Step into the wry world of Lee Friedlander with *Aloha, Washington* (1967), a silver print that exemplifies his signature street photography. Captured during the vibrant 1960s, when Friedlander roamed America’s backroads documenting its everyday quirks, this image—measuring 15.5 x 23.7 cm—plays with the title’s ironic twist: "Aloha," a Hawaiian greeting, plopped in Washington state. Friedlander, a key figure in the "New York School" of photographers alongside Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand, transformed ordinary scenes ...
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...