New City, New York
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
2001.22.278
Art Historical Context
**New City, New York (1997) is a captivating gelatin silver print by Lee Friedlander, a master of American street photography. Captured in the bustling heart of New York City, 38.1 x 37.8 cm image exemplifies Friedlander's lifelong fascination with urban density and visual complexity. At age 63, Friedlander continued his signature approach, weaving together architecture, reflections, and everyday chaos into intricate compositions that challenge the viewer's eye—much like his earlier works from the 1960s and '70s that defined the "New York School" of photography. Printed in the traditional gel...
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...