Lee Friedlander

a group of 4 gelatin silver prints, comprising Sceaux, France; Cambridge, Mass.; Memphis; and NYC, each signed, titled, dated, numbered, and with the photographer's 44 So. Mountain Road, New City, N. Y. 10956 studio, copyright, reproduction rights, and date stamp on the reverse, 1973-75, printed no later than 1982 (4)

Peter Galassi, Friedlander (The Museum of Modern Art, 2005), pp. 251, 325, and 354

These gelatin silver prints are in generally excellent condition. 'Cambridge, Mass.,' 1975 - In raking light, a deposit of original retouching is visible near the right edge of the image. On the reverse, '212-12' is annotated in pencil. Also on the reverse, the credit, title, date, and annotations 'C20 D-H' and 'L82.5.3' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. This print was purchased from Laurence G. Miller, New York, in 1982. 'Memphis,' 1973 - In raking light, tiny impressions that do not break the emulsion and faint silvering in the dark areas at the edges are visible. On the reverse, '123-24' is annotated in pencil. Also on the reverse, the credit, title, date, and annotation 'C-20 D-H' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. This print was purchased from Laurence G. Miller, New York, in 1982. 'Sceaux, France,' 1973 - On the reverse, this print is annotated '137-14' in pencil. Also on the reverse, the credit, title, date, and annotations 'C-20 D-H,' 'L82.5.5,' and 'LA 203.97' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. This print was purchased from Laurence G. Miller, New York, in 1982. 'NYC,' 1974 - In raking light, faint silvering in the dark areas at the edges is visible. On the reverse, this print is annotated '117-3' and '113.' This print was purchased from Light Gallery, New York, in 1979.
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