Davis Mountains, Texas
1997
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 38.1 x 37.8 cm (15 x 14 7/8 in.) sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.287
Art Historical Context
**Davis Mountains, Texas** (1997) is a striking gelatin silver print by Lee Friedlander, one of America's most innovative photographers. Captured in the rugged Davis Mountains of West Texas, this 15 x 14⅞-inch image exemplifies Friedlander's late-career exploration of natural landscapes, a departure from his signature urban street photography. Acquired through the National Gallery of Art Patrons' Permanent Fund housed in the CPH department, it reflects the museum's commitment to preserving masterworks of 20th-century photography. lander, born in 1934, rose to prominence in the 1960s alongside...
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...