Pennsylvania
1969
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 22.9 x 15.6 cm (9 x 6 1/8 in.) mount: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Trellis Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.46
Art Historical Context
**Pennsylvania** (1969) by Leelander is a captivating gelatin silver print, measuring 22.9 x 15.6 cm on a larger 35.6 x 27.9 cm mount. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Photographs (CPH) through the Trellis Fund this work exemplifies Friedlander's mastery of black-and-white photography during a pivotal era in American visual culture. Friedlander, key figure in street photography, gained prominence in the 196s alongside artists like Diane Arbus and Garry Winogrand. His features dense, fragmented compositions that weave together urban environments, reflections, and everyday ...
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...