Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Artist
Lee Friedlander
(American, born 1934)
Date1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 x 11 inches (19.05 x 27.94 cm)
Framed: 17 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (43.82 x 51.44 cm)
Framed: 17 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (43.82 x 51.44 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3988
InscribedSignature
Signed in artist's hand
Back of Print
Copyright
(c) 1976
"(c) 1976 Lee Friedlander"
Artist
On View
Not on viewCollections
Terms
Lee Friedlander came to critical attention in the early 1960s for his artfully complex views of the American social landscape. His images range in mood: they are, by turns, witty, surreal, critical, and elegiac. Characteristically, however, they are both visually dense and rich in cultural references. This depiction of Civil War monuments seen through a screen of budding branches stimulates a variety of thoughts on time, the cycles of life and death, and the nature of our national memory and ideals.
Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, IL;
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1984;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1984;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Lee Friedlander
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
