Jim Dine, Lee Friedlander

Photographs and Etchings (Portrait of the Artists)
1969

A black and white photograph of two men sitting on a bed is affixed to the left side of a larger white paper. The man on the left is leaning forward with his hands on his knees, while the man on the right is sitting back with one hand on his thigh. Both are dressed casually and appear relaxed. On the right side of the paper, there is handwritten text that reflects on a personal connection with the photographer, mentioning an exchange of photographs and a shared understanding of each other's work, signed by Jim Dine in London 1969.
A black and white photograph of two men sitting on a bed is affixed to the left side of a larger white paper. The man on the left is leaning forward with his hands on his knees, while the man on the right is sitting back with one hand on his thigh. Both are dressed casually and appear relaxed. On the right side of the paper, there is handwritten text that reflects on a personal connection with the photographer, mentioning an exchange of photographs and a shared understanding of each other's work, signed by Jim Dine in London 1969.

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Date
1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and mounted gelatin silver photograph

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 18 × 29 3/4in. (45.7 × 75.6 cm) Image (photograph): 4 5/8 × 6 7/8in. (11.7 × 17.5 cm) Plate: 9 15/16 × 9 1/8in. (25.2 × 23.2 cm)

Accession number
70.40.17

Edition
32/75 | 15 APs

Publication
Printed by Lee Friedlander; printed by Jim Dine; published by Petersburg Press

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Friedman

Rights and reproductions
©Jim Dine/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York;
© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

API
artworks/37038

Part of a series:

Photographs and Etchings

17 works

A photograph of two images on a white background. The left image shows a group of people in front of a house enveloped in fog, while the right image features a sketch of a chair made with dense, scribbled lines. There are signatures at the bottom of the white background.
A black and white artwork featuring a central photograph of a person sitting behind a window, flanked by four vertical line drawings of varying shapes on a white background with rough edges. The photograph and drawings are signed by the artist.
A black and white artwork featuring two contrasting elements: on the left, a photograph of a black dog carrying a white frisbee in its mouth, and on the right, a sketch of a person in a robe with abstract and expressive lines. The background is a textured white paper with rough edges, and there are signatures at the bottom right corner.
A collage featuring a central black and white photograph of a person standing in front of a building with classic cars in the background, flanked by a line drawing of a hand on the right and a textured leaf-like shape on the bottom right. The artwork is mounted on a white background with rough edges, and there are signatures or inscriptions at the bottom.
A mixed media artwork featuring two distinct elements on a large white paper background. On the left side, there is a small, textured print of a hunched-over human figure in a pose that suggests movement or collapse. On the right side, a larger, square black and white photograph depicts an empty, dilapidated corridor with open doors and debris on the floor. The artwork has rough edges and is signed by the artist at the bottom right corner.
A black and white photograph of two men sitting on a bed is affixed to the left side of a larger white paper. The man on the left is leaning forward with his hands on his knees, while the man on the right is sitting back with one hand on his thigh. Both are dressed casually and appear relaxed. On the right side of the paper, there is handwritten text that reflects on a personal connection with the photographer, mentioning an exchange of photographs and a shared understanding of each other's work, signed by Jim Dine in London 1969.
A piece of artwork featuring two distinct images on a white background. On the left, a black and white photograph shows a row of ballet shoes on a shelf above a dancer's feet, with the dancer's lower legs and feet visible on a wooden floor. On the right, a detailed ink drawing depicts a delicate, root-like structure or plant form that tapers to a point at the bottom. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right of the white background.
A black and white composite image featuring a sketch on the left with dark, scribbled shapes resembling figures, and a photograph on the right depicting a person in a trench coat standing on a sidewalk next to a vintage car, with another person in the background. The image has a white border with signatures at the bottom.
A black and white photograph is pasted on the left side of a larger sheet of paper, depicting an urban street scene with reflections in a window. On the right side of the paper, there is a hand-drawn illustration of a whisk with a round, bulbous base and a straight handle. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right corner of the sheet.
A collage of three images on a white background. The left image is a black and white photograph of a street scene with a man walking past a trash bin, with "87" written on it. The top right image is a sketch of a person's profile with wild, scribbled hair. Below it, a dark, textured print with indistinct ghostly faces emerging from the pattern. The artist's signature is at the bottom left on the white background.

Jim Dine
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Lee Friedlander
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