Wilmington, Delaware
1965
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 18.4 x 12.2 cm (7 1/4 x 4 13/16 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
2001.22.18
Art Historical Context
Lee Friedlander's *Wilmington, Delaware*1965) is a quintessential example of his innovative street photography from the mid-1960s, a period when he was documenting the gritty, multifaceted texture of American urban life. a key figure in the post-World War II photographic renaissance alongside contemporaries like Garry Winogrand Diane Arbus, Fried roamed cities with his handheld camera, capturing spontaneous scenes that reveal the chaos and poetry of everyday existence. This gelatin silver print, a traditional black-and-white process prized for its rich tonal depth and fine detail, measures a c...
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...