Lee Friedlander

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Lee Norman Friedlander (born July 14, 1934 in Aberdeen , Washington , as Wash Aberdeen ) is an American photographer .

Life

Friedlander studied at the Art Center in Los Angeles , began photography in 1946 or 1948, and became known as a critical chronicler of everyday American life through brilliant black and white documentaries. Friedlander initially photographed street scenes and later turned to other photographic genres such as nudes, landscapes, flowers, trees, self-portraits ( Self Portraits , 1970) and the representation of different professions. The work in series is characteristic of his photography. In the 1960s he also provided cover photos for some Atlantic Records albums . In the late 1970s, he wrote reports on forgotten monuments in American history ( American Monuments , 1976), unemployment, and other topics (e.g., American Musicians , 1998). Friedlander's Opus At Work received a lot of attention . Six different series on industrial work, between heavy industry and call centers, come together here. In his opinion, the book is the best way to present or even publish pictures, because here the photographer has the opportunity to complete entire series of pictures.

Friedlander's work was first presented in a solo show at George Eastman House in Rochester in 1963 . Lee Friedlander was influenced by Walker Evans , among others . He has taught at the University of Minnesota , among others . In 1999 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He has been an elected member of the American Philosophical Society since 2007 .

Lee Friedlander lives and works in New York City . The cellist Erik Friedlander is his son.

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It should be noted in his work that he incorporates so-called image errors into his pictures. One of his best-known works is a portrait in which the sitter's face is only half visible because a light bulb is switched on in front of the face.

Exhibitions (selection)

Books (photo books)

  • Lee Friedlander, Self Portrait, 1970.
  • Lee Friedlander, Cray at Chippewa Falls, 1987.
  • Lee Friedlander, The American Monument, 1976.
  • Lee Friedlander, Nudes, 1991.
  • Lee Friedlander, Maria, 1992.
  • Lee Friedlander, American Musicians, 1998.
  • Lee Friedlander, Stems, 2003.
  • Lee Friedlander, At Work 2003.
  • Lee Friedlander: America by Car. Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco 2010, ISBN 978-1-935202-07-3 .
  • Thomas Zander: Double Elephant. Four volumes in a slipcase on Garry Winogrand , Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Walker Evans and Lee Friedlander. Steidl, Göttingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-86930-743-5 .
  • Lee Friedlander: Chain Link . Steidl, Göttingen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95829-259-8 .
  • Arbus, Friedlander, Winogrand - New Documents 1967 - The legendary exhibition . Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Schirmer Mosel, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-8296-0790-2 .

Awards and honors (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography of Lee Friedlander at Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Artistic cover photos by Atlantic
  3. ↑ biography of Lee Friedlander at Ketterer Kunst
  4. ^ Member History: Lee Friedlander. American Philosophical Society, accessed August 13, 2018 .
  5. ^ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 2: Photography / Film / Video, 1977, ISBN 3-920453-00-X , p. 66.
  6. ↑ Penn to Present Honorary Degrees to Bono, Four Others At the University's 248th Commencement May 17 , May 7, 2004, University of Pennsylvania website
personal data
SURNAME Friedlander, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Friedlander, Lee Norman (full name); Aberdeen, Wash
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen , Washington ,