Born in Washington, Lee Friedlander studied photography in Los Angeles, and initially earned recognition for his portraits of New Orleans jazz musicians. During the 1960s, he rediscovered the work of E.J. Bellocq, an early 20th-century New Orleans photographer, and collaborated with artist Jim Dine to produce a book of photographs and etchings, Work from the Same House (1969). Throughout his career, Friedlander has shown continual interest in the changing aspects of American culture, and his projects serve as documentation of these changes. Of his favorite subjects are portraits of his family and friends; several of these images were published in Lee Friedlander Portraits (1985).On view in the exhibition, Artists on Artists, through July 29.Image: Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934)Jim Dine, London, 1969Gelatin silver printGift of John Coplans, 1992.4.1 
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Born in Washington, Lee Friedlander studied photography in Los Angeles, and initially earned recognition for his portraits of New Orleans jazz musicians. During the 1960s, he rediscovered the work of E.J. Bellocq, an early 20th-century New Orleans photographer, and collaborated with artist Jim Dine to produce a book of photographs and etchings, Work from the Same House (1969). Throughout his career, Friedlander has shown continual interest in the changing aspects of American culture, and his projects serve as documentation of these changes. Of his favorite subjects are portraits of his family and friends; several of these images were published in Lee Friedlander Portraits (1985).

On view in the exhibition, Artists on Artists, through July 29.

Image:

Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934)
Jim Dine, London, 1969
Gelatin silver print
Gift of John Coplans, 1992.4.1 

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