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Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander

1934

WA-00003896

Photography

Representation

None documented

26

Institutional Exhibitions

78

Works in Collection

1421

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ711391

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Contemporary Photography Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

No image

Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

No image

Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

No image

American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

No image

A Penthouse Aviary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

No image

Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

People Watching

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Views over America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Art for Corporations

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Rooms

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Luhring-Augustinehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/lee-friedlander
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/lee-friedlander
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/lee-friedlander
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2002
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Lee Friedlander yet.

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Movement

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Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (78)

2016 · Gelatin silver print

Sheet (sight): 12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (32.4 × 21 cm) Image (sight): 12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (32.4 × 21 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

2001 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 14 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (37.9 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 15 in. × 14 3/4 in. (38.1 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 in. × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 14 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (37.9 × 37.4 cm) Sheet: 19 15/16 in. × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1999 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 14 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (38 × 37.4 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lee and Maria Friedlander, Canon Beach, Oregon

Lee and Maria Friedlander, Canon Beach, Oregon

1997 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.9 × 37.9 cm (14 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1997 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in. (37.7 × 37.3 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1997 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 14 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (37.9 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Santa Fe

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.4 × 37.3 cm (14 3/4 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.2 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.7 × 37.5 cm (14 7/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 40.8 cm (20 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.6 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1995 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.6 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.4 × 40.7 cm (19 7/8 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1994 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1994 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1994 · gelatin silver print

Image: 37.7 x 37.2 cm (14 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Paper: 50.5 x 40.7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 55.9 cm (22 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sonora

1993 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.7 × 37.4 cm (14 7/8 × 14 3/4 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 40.8 cm (20 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1993 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.6 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1992 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1992 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.3 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 40.7 cm (19 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1991 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.6 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.4 × 40.7 cm (19 7/8 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sonora

1991 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 37.2 cm (14 13/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.4 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

66 published of 1000 catalogued · 736 with image

Art Institute Chicago
52 published52 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
+ 1 more source · 934 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Storyville Portrait (Untitled)
1907 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mt. Rushmore
1969 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1974 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Monsey, New York
1963 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Nude (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nude (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Lee Friedlander

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Relationships

5

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

Art Center College of Design

Visual Arts