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Introduction
Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American photographer and artist. In the 1960s and 1970s, Friedlander evolved an influential and often imitated visual language of urban "social landscape," with many of his photographs including fragments of store-front reflections, structures framed by fences, posters and street signs.
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Introduction
Born 14 July 1934. From 1953 to 1955, Friedlander studied photography with Edward Kaminski at the Art Center School, Los Angeles, California. Friedlander has been a freelance photographer since 1955. In 1979-1980, Friedlander was commissioned by the Akron Art Museum to document the industrial area of the Ohio River Valley in Ohio and Pennsylvania. A major retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2005.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Photographer
Names
Lee Friedlander, Lee Norman Friedlander, Friedlander Lee Norman
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500014327
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Works

978 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages
  • MoMA Now: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art—Ninetieth Anniversary Edition Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Hardcover, 424 pages
  • Among Others: Blackness at MoMA Charlotte Barat and Darby English, 2019 Hardcover, 488 pages
  • Arbus Friedlander Winogrand: New Documents, 1967 Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2017 Hardcover, 168 pages
  • Lee Friedlander Peter Galassi. Essay by Richard Benson, 2005 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 480 pages
  • Lee Friedlander Peter Galassi. Essay by Richard Benson, 2005 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, 480 pages
  • Self-Portrait: Photographs by Lee Friedlander Lee Friedlander with John Szarkowski, 2005 (reissue of 1970 edition) Hardcover, 104 pages
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