Lee Friedlander

(Florida/New York: Graphicstudio/Haywire Press, 1975, a total edition of 100), a portfolio of 15 photographs, each mounted, signed and editioned 'a/p' in pencil on the mount, 1972-74, printed in 1974-75; together with the printed title, plate list, and colophon. Folio, royal blue cloth clamshell box with red letterpress label

Gift of the photographer to Jim Dine

By descent to the present owner

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. They are faintly silvered, primarily in the dark areas near the edges. A thin perimeter of excess dry-mounting tissue is very slightly visible on some of the mounts. The corners of the mounts are occasionally bumped and creased. 'U. S. F. 215' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mounts. The plates, with dimensions and further condition notes, are as follows: Wall of Potted Plants, and Trees / Putney, Vermont, 1972: 6 7/8 by 10 3/8 in. Roses in Vase / New York City, 1974: 13 by 8 1/2 in. Rosebush with Leafy Background / Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1972: 9 5/8 by 6 1/2 in. Chrysanthemums at Flower Market / Paris, 1972: 6 3/4 by 10 1/4 in. Hollyhocks / Taos, New Mexico, 1972: 7 by 10 1/2 in. There is a small deposit of retouching and a few pin-point-sized impressions in the lower left quadrant. Roses with Eaten Leaves / Parc St. Cloud, France, 1973: 6 3/4 by 10 in. Cactus / Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, 1973: 8 by 12 in. Chrysanthemums In Garden Pot / Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1972: 4 7/8 by 7 1/2 in. Kerria Japonica Shrub / New City, New York, 1974: 7 3/8 11 1/8 in. Evergreen Tree / Northern France, 1972: 6 5/8 by 10 in. There is a tiny impression in the upper right quadrant. Single Rose Bloom In Formal Garden / Bagatelle Gardens, Paris, 1973: 10 by 6 5/8 in. There is a 3/4-inch scratch in the lower right quadrant that may break the emulsion. Potted Fern / Mariposa, California, 1972: 7 1/8 by 10 5/8 in. Petunias / Salinas, California, 1972: 9 7/8 by 6 5/8 in. Climbing Rose Vines / Saratoga Springs, New York, 1973: 7 1/8 by 10 3/4 in. Potted Rose / Putney, Vermont, 1972: 8 3/4 by 5 7/8 in. This print is silvered overall. The plate list is very slightly soiled. The clamshell portfolio case is faintly faded. There is minor wear to the corners and occasional soiling.
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In the preface to Work from the Same House: Photographs and Etchings (1969), Jim Dine writes, ‘Lee Friedlander and I met in 1962.  He gave me a photograph of Cincinnati without knowing that I am from there.  We have been exchanging things all the time since then.  Friendship and pictures.’