Wilmington, Delaware

Lee Friedlander belonged to a generation of photographers who redefined the possibilities of documentary photography in mid-century America. Bolstered by the inclusion of his work in the seminal exhibition New Documents at the Museum of Modern Art in 1967, Friedlander established a photographic perspective that drew on careful observation and visual wit to create cleverly framed compositions laced with subtle humor. Relying on the camera’s ability to fix immaterial forms in place, Friedlander frequently depicted reflections and shadows as they interacted with the physical environment.