New Orleans
1996
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 38.1 x 37.5 cm (15 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
2001.22.243
Art Historical Context
**New Orleans, 1996** Leelander's *New Orleans is a captivating gelatin silver from 1996, measuring 38.1 x 37.5 cm, now housed in the National of Art's photography collection through the Patrons' Permanent Fund. Friedlander, master of American street photography, captured this image during a period he was deeply exploring urban environments across the United States. Gel silver printing, a classic black-and process involving silver halides suspended in gelatin underscores his commitment to traditionalroom techniques, lending the work a timeless tactile quality even in the digital era. Friedl...
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...