Lee Friedlander

Route 9W, New York
1969

A black and white photograph showing a reflection of a man's face in a car's side mirror, with a structure in the background bearing a cross and the words "GOD BLESS AMERICA" on its facade. Power lines and a clear sky are visible above the structure.
A black and white photograph showing a reflection of a man's face in a car's side mirror, with a structure in the background bearing a cross and the words "GOD BLESS AMERICA" on its facade. Power lines and a clear sky are visible above the structure.

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Date
1969

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/8in. (21.6 × 28.9 cm) Image: 6 15/16 × 10 3/8in. (17.6 × 26.4 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.122

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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