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Lee Friedlander — Hillcrest, New York
Lee Friedlander

Hillcrest, New York

A master of the American vernacular landscape, Lee Friedlander captures a quiet suburban street in Hillcrest, New York, where telephone poles, parked cars, and modest storefronts converge in a compositionally dense tableau. The gelatin silver print, produced in the 1970s, showcases Friedlander's signature ability to find complexity and tension within the mundane fabric of everyday American life. His precise use of light and shadow transforms an unremarkable urban edge into a layered meditation on modern existence.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s.

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October 1, 2013

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Lee Friedlander, Hillcrest, New York

A master of the American vernacular landscape, Lee Friedlander captures a quiet suburban street in Hillcrest, New York, where telephone poles, parked cars, and modest storefronts converge in a compositionally dense tableau. The gelatin silver print, produced in the 1970s, showcases Friedlander's signature ability to find complexity and tension within the mundane fabric of everyday American life. His precise use of light and shadow transforms an unremarkable urban edge into a layered meditation on modern existence.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s.
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Related themes

20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, Documentary Photography, Social Landscape, Black and White Photography, Suburban Americana, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, New Topographics, American Artist, Silver Gelatin Print, Suburban America, Urban Landscape, Established Artist, Street Photography, Master Photographer, Black and White, Social Realism

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