Lee Friedlander
Life
He studied at the Art Center in Los Angeles, began to photograph in 1946 or 1948, and became known by brilliant black-and- white documentary footage as a critical chronicler of American life. Friedlander photographed at first street scenes and later turned to other photographic genres such as nude, landscape, flowers, trees, Selbstprortäts (Self Portraits, 1970) and the representation of different professions. Characteristic of his photography is the work in series. In the late 1970s he produced reports on the forgotten monuments of American History (American Monuments, 1976), unemployment and other issues ( eg, American Musicians, 1998). Much attention was given Friedlander's Opus At Work. Here are six different series gather for industrial work, between heavy industry and call center. In his opinion, the book is the best way to display images or publish, for here the photographer has the opportunity to complete whole series of pictures.
Friedlander's work was first presented in 1963 in a solo exhibition at the George Eastman House in Rochester. Lee Friedlander was influenced among other things by Walker Evans. He taught at the University of Minnesota, among others.
Work
In his work, it should be noted that he incorporates so-called artifacts in his pictures. One of his best known works is a portrait, in which the face of the portrait is only half visible, because there is a turned on light bulb in front of the face.