Synopses & Reviews
American photographer Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) has had an expansive career, photographing his subjectsandmdash;from family and friends to political figures and celebritiesandmdash;in their everyday environments, while simultaneously changing the very landscape of his chosen media.
Theand#160;Human Clay is a new series of six publications to be released over three years, each of which focuses on images of people and features hundreds of photographs, many never before published, chosen and sequenced by the artist himself from his vast archive.and#160;
In Children, more than 300 photographs are presented in two sections. The first features images of children that the artist has known: being bathed or fed, laughing or crying with family members, posing with pets or mugging for the camera. The second section presents works from Friedlanderandrsquo;s years of photographing people on the street: children in parades, sitting in cars, reflected in storefront windows. Taken together, these images offer a picture of Americaandrsquo;s youth through the eyes of one of the most renowned photographers of his generation.
Review
and#8220;Through decades of keen observations of the American cultural landscape, Friedlander has been methodically, relentlessly and endearingly documenting himself. In the Picture . . . celebrates the pleasures of looking back at a life well seen.and#8221;and#8212;New York Times, Top Ten Photo Books of 2011
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"What makes this latest (and, one hopes, not last) volume of self-portraiture exceptional is its inclusion of five decades of work and many never-before-seen images. . . . An excellent choice for photographers who wish to explore techniques of self-portraiture and readers interested in learning more about this great American photographer."and#8212;Michael Dashkin, Library Journal
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"Of the selection [of books to mark the 50 years since the assassination of JFK], the most handsome is a small volume from the
archive of Lee Friedlander, JFK: a Photographic Memoir."and#8212;Lucy Davies, The Daily Telegraph
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andldquo;When your husband or father is the accomplished photographer Lee Friedlander, the family photo album canandrsquo;t help becoming a work of art . . . full of small, well-designed moments . . . guided by Mr. Friedlanderandrsquo;s loving eye . . . What a fine gift for his family andmdash; and for us.andrdquo;andmdash;Dana Jennings, New York Times
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andldquo;There is something jubilant about the preservation of this embryonic form of jazz, frozen in time for a century, but thereandrsquo;s something haunting about it too, and itandrsquo;s this duality that gives Lee Friedlanderandrsquo;s photographs their unsettling beauty.andrdquo;andmdash;Nathaniel Rich, New York Review of Books andldquo;Galleryandrdquo; blog
Synopsis
A magnificent review of Lee Friedlander's life and career,and#160;shown through his self-portraiture
Synopsis
Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) has been tackling the challenge of self-portraiture throughout his prolific career. What began as an unorthodox investigation of the genre has become aand#160;masterful engagement spanning five decades. In this extraordinary compilation, which includes hundreds of previously unpublished pictures, we follow the famous photographer through the years as his personal and creative lives unfold and intertwine.
Produced to the highest production standards and featuring over 400 duotone imagesand#8212;from his first self-portraits, taken with cable release in hand, to recent images of the photographer with his family and extended network of friendsand#8212;In the Picture explores Friedlanderand#8217;s various guises throughout a rich and colorful life.
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The public outpouring of support for newly elected President John F. Kennedy in 1960 was only exceeded in scope and magnitude by the manifestations of grief and mourning after his assassination in 1963.and#160; These responses had an unusually strong visual component: likenesses of the president were framed in shop windows, pinned to living room walls, and plastered in public spaces across the nation.and#160;
Fifty years after Kennedyand#8217;s death, this book observes the publicand#8217;s reaction to the presidentand#8217;s election and assassination, featuring many photographs published here for the first time. In his travels throughout America during this period, Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) encountered these responses and photographed what he witnessed. From Washington, D.C., to Buffalo to Minneapolis to Los Angeles, Friedlander has captured a moment in American history that galvanized the nation and continues to resonate today.
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Featuring many previously unpublished photographs by Friedlander of his wife, children, and extended family spanning more than fifty years, this unusually frank and poignant book provides a glimpse into the complex workings of family life.and#160;
Synopsis
Designed and conceived to complement
In the Picture, his 2011 volume of self-portraits, Lee Friedlanderand#8217;s
Family in the Picture is the family album of one of the most restless and inventive figures in the history of photography. The sequence of over 350 pictures begins with images of Friedlanderand#8217;s wife, Maria, at the beginning of their marriage, and interweaves major life events such as births, weddings, and funerals with moments that are less outwardly momentous yet equally moving. Although some of the pictures are well known, the majority of images have only recently been unearthed from Friedlanderand#8217;s personal archive. This compendium of pictures, spanning over a half-century, chronicles the photographerand#8217;s family with arresting frankness, poignancy, and a moral: that life goes on.
Synopsis
This revised and expanded edition of a classic book presents over 200 lively photographs of jazz performers, bands, and clubs in New Orleans that hold crossover appeal for lovers of both photography and jazz.
Synopsis
Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) first visited the birthplace of jazz in 1957, and immediately set about photographing the aging pioneers of the art form. His love of the music and the people of New Orleans drew him back to the city, and the relationships he formed over time gave him intimate access to a scene that forged one of Americaand#8217;s most original artistic traditions. A revised and expanded edition of his 1992 monograph The Jazz People of New Orleans, Playing for the Benefit of the Band features over 200 photographs taken by Friedlander between 1957 and 1982, many of which are published here for the first time. Storied figures such as Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson have been captured by Friedlanderand#8217;s disarming lens, and Sweet Emma Barrett, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Johnny St. Cyr, and other luminaries are seen in their homes and the back rooms in which they gathered to play. Also included are photographs of the cityand#8217;s second-line parades, whose jubilant dancing has long been a defining aspect of New Orleans jazz culture.and#160;
Synopsis
Over 300 photographs, most never before published, offer a picture of Americaandrsquo;s youth through the eyes of one of the most renowned photographers of his generation.
Synopsis
In Children, more than 300 photographs are presented in two sections. The first features images of children that the artist has known: being bathed or fed, laughing or crying with family members, posing with pets or mugging for the camera. The second section presents works from Friedlanderandrsquo;s years of photographing people on the street: children in parades, sitting in cars, reflected in storefront windows. Taken together, these images offer a picture of Americaandrsquo;s youth through the eyes of one of the most renowned photographers of his generation.
About the Author
Lee Friedlander is a photographer based in New York City. Richard Benson is a photographer and former dean of the Yale University School of Art.