New City, New York
1994
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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: 50.5 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
2001.22.225
Art Historical Context
**New City, New** (1994) is a striking gelatin silver print by Lee Friedlander, master of American street photography. Capturing the bustling energy of New York City, this square-format image (37.9 x 37.5 cm) exemplifies Friedlander's signature approach to urban landscapes. Acquired through the Patrons' Permanent Fund the National Gallery of Art Department of Photographs (CPH), it showcases the medium's rich tonal gradations and fine detail, a hallmark of traditional black-and-white printing processes favored by photographers for their archival quality and depth. Friedlander, active since the...
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...