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New York City
New York City

New York City

Artist Lee Friedlander American, born 1934
Date1963, printed later
MediumGelatin-silver print
Dimensions8 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (21.6 × 32.4 cm)
Frame: 16 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (41.3 × 51.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of the family of Julian T. Baker Jr. and the Estate of Julian T. Baker Jr.
Object number2012.1.5
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated New York, 1963, printed later; collection of the artist; [Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco]; [Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, NM]; Julian T. Baker Jr., Raleigh, 2007; Julian T. Baker Jr. Estate; [Gitterman Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2012 [1].

[1] Baker’s will stated that his entire collection should be sold by the Etherton Gallery and the Gitterman Gallery and the proceeds would go to the estate, which were then given to the family. The family then gave the NCMA Foundation a portion of the estate for the purpose of buying 25 photographs from the two galleries (specific photos that had been in Baker’s collection).
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