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| Lee Friedlander snippet |
| Working primarily with a Leica 35mm cameras and black and white
film, Friedlander's style focused on the "social landscape". His art used
detached images of urban life, store-front reflections, structures framed by
fences, and posters and signs all combining to capture the look of modern
life. In 1963, the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman
House mounted Friedlander's first solo museum show. Friedlander was then a
key figure in the 1967 "New Documents" exhibition, at the Museum of Modern
Art in New York. |
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| Lee Friedlander |
| Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an influential American
photographer and artist, born in Aberdeen, Washington. |
| Friedlander studied photography at the Art Center of Los Angeles. In
1956, he moved to New York City where he photographed jazz musicians for
record covers. His early work was influenced by
Eugène Atget,
Robert Frank, and
Walker Evans. In 1960, the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
awarded Friedlander a grant to focus on his art and made subsequent
grants in 1962 and 1977. |
| Working primarily with a Leica 35mm cameras and black and white film,
Friedlander's style focused on the "social landscape". His art used
detached images of urban life, store-front reflections, structures
framed by fences, and posters and signs all combining to capture the
look of modern life. |
| In 1963, the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman
House mounted Friedlander's first solo museum show. Friedlander was then
a key figure in the 1967 "New Documents" exhibition, at the Museum of
Modern Art in New York. |
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