Rosebush with Leafy Background, Fort Lee, New Jersey
1972
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 24.5 x 16.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.) mount: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Accession Number
1986.26.197
Art Historical Context
In *Rosebush with Leafy Background, Fort Lee, New Jersey* (1972), Lee Fried captures the intricate textures of nature through a gelatin silver print, a classic black-and-white photographic process prized for its rich tonal range and fine detail. Measuring a modest 24.5 x 16.5 cm on a larger 40.6 x 50.8 cm mount, this image draws viewers into the dense foliage of a rosebush set against overlapping leaves, likely taken in the suburban landscape near New York City. Friedlander, a pivotal figure in American photography, was at the height of his career in the 1970s, producing work that now graces t...
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...