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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

    Self Portraits

    • Lee Friedlander (1934)

    Self-portraits as fragmented, layered compositions incorporating shadows, reflections, and personal introspection within the social landscape.

    Route 9W, New York 1967. Image courtesy of MOCA.

    Self Portraits

    • Lee Friedlander (1934)

    Self-portraits as fragmented, layered compositions incorporating shadows, reflections, and personal introspection within the social landscape.

    Route 9W, New York 1967. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Buffalo, New York 1968. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Tallahassee, 1969
    Montana, 1977
    Chicago, Illinois 1966. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Chicago, 1968
    New York City, 1966. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Philadelphia, 1965. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Maria, Las Vegas, 1970
    Haverstraw, New York, 1966. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Louisiana, 1968. Image courtesy of MOCA.
    Tokyo, 1994
    Santa Monica, California, 1996
    Tokyo, 1994
    New York, 1997

    Books

    In the Picture: Self-Portraits, 1958-2011

    (Yale University Press, 2011)

    Lee Friedlander

    (D.A.P., 2000)

    Lee Friedlander

    (Fraenkel Gallery, 2000)

    Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait

    (MOMA, 2005)

    Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait

    (D.A.P., 1998)

    Lee Friedlander

    (Fundación Mapfre, 2020)

    Like a One-Eyed Cat: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, 1956-1987

    (Abrams, 1989)

    Lee Friedlander

    (Fundación Mapfre, 2021)

    Lee Friedlander

    (Pantheon Books, 1988)

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    • Takuma Nakahira (1938-2015)

    Grainy, blurry, and out-of-focus images depicting a dystopian urban landscape, evoking an immersive sensory experience that challenges conventional documentary traditions.

    Dream Away
    • Michael Northrup (1948)

    Visual diary of marriage and family life conveyed through spontaneous, flash-lit images exploring love, humor, and surreal moments.

    Behind the Saint-Lazare station, Paris, 1932. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Decisive Moment
    • Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

    Ephemeral human moments portrayed through a fusion of spontaneity and precise composition.

    Trastevere, Rome, 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Europeans
    • Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

    European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

    Central Park Zoo, New York, 1967. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.
    The Animals
    • Garry Winogrand (1928-1984)

    Human-animal interactions in zoos, highlighting themes of captivity, observation, and artificial boundaries through ironic and unsettling compositions that satirize societal norms.

    Newtown, Conn., Oct. 17, 1959
    On Reading
    • André Kertész (1894-1985)

    A photographic meditation on the power of reading to connect individuals with words and with each other, inviting contemplation on a universal human activity.