Finland
1995
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 37.9 x 37.5 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.230
Art Historical Context
**Finland**, a captivating gelatin silver print by Lee Friedlander from 1995, invites visitors into the master's distinctive vision. Friedlander, a pioneering American photographer born in 1934, is celebrated for his street photography that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Part of the influential "New Documents" exhibition at MoMA in 1967 alongside Diane Arbus and Garry Winand, he masterfully layers reflections, shadows, and fragmented forms to challenge perceptions of space and reality. This nearly square image (37.9 x 37.5 cm) exemplifies his lifelong exploration of urban and ...
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...