New Orleans
Photograph
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Cars feature prominently in Friedlander’s vision of late twentieth-century America, as do mirrors and reflections. In these views he incorporates the car’s sideview mirror, confirming the automobile’s inevitable presence in the landscape, whether on the open road or amid the visual cacophony of the city.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | New Orleans (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Photograph by Lee Friedlander, 'New Orleans', 1969, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a city street scene taken from the window of a car. The image of a nearby car is broken in half by a reflection of a tower block and street sign in the centre of the image. A man can be seen walking past on the far left. |
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| Summary | Cars feature prominently in Friedlander’s vision of late twentieth-century America, as do mirrors and reflections. In these views he incorporates the car’s sideview mirror, confirming the automobile’s inevitable presence in the landscape, whether on the open road or amid the visual cacophony of the city. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.637-2019 |
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| Record created | June 17, 2019 |
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