Route 9W, New York
Artist
Lee Friedlander
(American, born 1934)
Date1969; printed 2010
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (21.92 x 32.69 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.21.19
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil.
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Rt. 9W, NY, 1969".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, center, stamped in black ink: "PRINTED 2010" / "This Photograph is not released for publication / of for commercial use of any kind. For Permission / communicate with Lee Friedlander 52 South / Mountain Road New City, N.Y. 10956. / © LEE FRIEDLANDER";
On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "LF.9127Y";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "55-32".
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DescriptionImage of a man taking a photograph - his reflection in the car's side mirror. Outside the car is a stone structure with a statue inside of an arched opening, a God Bless America sign, and a cross on the roof.Gallery LabelIn this witty self-portrait, Lee Friedlander deliberately ignores conventional rules for “good” picture making, composing a view that seems to lack an obvious, central subject. Is Friedlander, seen as a reflection in the car’s rearview mirror, the main point of focus? Or are we meant to pay attention to the roadside church visible through his car window? Neither subject commands our full attention, leaving us to draw our own conclusions about the picture’s ultimate meaning.
Purchased from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2010;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2011.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2011.
Copyright© Lee Friedlander
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