Lee Friedlander

New York City
1962

A black and white photograph showing a close-up view of a retractable metal gate with diamond-shaped patterns. Through the gaps of the gate, two framed portraits of individuals are partially visible, hanging on a wall in the background.
A black and white photograph showing a close-up view of a retractable metal gate with diamond-shaped patterns. Through the gaps of the gate, two framed portraits of individuals are partially visible, hanging on a wall in the background.

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Date
1962

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 × 11in. (17.8 × 27.9 cm) Image: 5 13/16 × 8 3/4in. (14.8 × 22.2 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.110

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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