Princeton, New Jersey
1969
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 21.6 × 32.9 cm (8 1/2 × 12 15/16 in.) sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lee Friedlander
Accession Number
2001.8.13
Art Historical Context
Step into the sharp, multifaceted world of Lee Friedlander with *Princeton, New Jersey* (1969), a silver print that captures the signature street photography style. Friedlander, a pioneering figure in American documentary photography during the mid-20th century, roamed urban landscapes like Princeton to reveal the chaotic beauty of everyday America. This 21.6 × 32.9 cm image exemplifies his "social landscape" approach, blending elements, reflections, and chance encounters into intricate, off-kilter compositions that challenge traditional notions of photographic framing. Printed in gelatin sil...
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...