Two Views: Atget & Friedlander
Lee Friedlander (born 1934, Aderdeen, WA; active New York, NY), New Orleans, 1969. Gelatin silver print; 20.5 x 30.7 cm (image), 27.9 x 35.4 cm (sheet). Gift of J. Michael Parish, Class of 1965, and Ellen Parish, on the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of Princeton University (1997-53)
Princeton University Art Museum
Peter Bunnell, Princeton University professor emeritus of the history of photography and modern art, has drawn upon the Museum's photography collection to offer visitors a fresh perspective on works by Eugène Atget (1857-1927) and Lee Friedlander (born 1934).
These two great masters share an instinct for abstraction, fragmentation, and a belief in the potential of photographic description, as well as a commitment to examining the social landscape of their own, distinct times. Many of the photographs on view have never before been exhibited in the galleries.
