New City, New York
1971
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.1 x 28.6 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert B. Menschel Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.307
Art Historical Context
**New City, New York**1971) is a captivating gelatin silver print by Lee Fried, a master of American street photography. Captured in the bustling heart of New York, this 19.1 x 28.6 cm image exemplifies Friedlander's fascination with urban density during the early 1970s, a time when American cities pulsed with post-war energy, towering skyscrapers, and everyday grit. Friedlander, associated with the "New York" of photographers, transformed ordinary street scenes into visual puzzles, layering reflections, signs, and figures to mirror the complexity of modern life. The gelatin silver print medi...
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...