• Lee Friedlander (photographer)

A-Z, from "Letters from the People"

1979-1993

Volume consists of a book of 26 black-and-white photographic prints of the letters A to Z from graffiti and signs on the street.

Gelatin silver prints

book: 35.3 x 28.1 x 2.0 cm comps.: 28.9 x 19.2 cm sheets: 35 x 27.6 cm

PH1994:0013.01:001-026

• close-up views
• exterior views

- Contemporary binding consists of silver paper-covered boards with red leather-covered spine and corners. There are gold gilt inscriptions on the cover and spine. Endpapers are of whitish green and silver paper. The book comprises a title page and 26 photographs, all of which are signed and stamped by the photographer. Each photograph is separated by a page of white paper. Books PH1994:0013.01:001-026 and PH1994:0013.02:001-010 are housed in a green cloth-covered box.

stamped - embossed in typescript and gold gilt, on the cover, c.: "A-Z / LEE FRIEDLANDER"; on the spine, u.c.: "A / Z"; l.c.: "L. F. / H. P." inscribed, signed and numbered - by the photographer, in graphite, on the title page: "A - Z / [with signature] / 3/10

United States ?;

• architecture

© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco and Luhring Augustine, New York

Contains:

• PH1994:0013.01:001, The letter A, New Orleans, Louisiana, from "Letters from People", 1979
• PH1994:0013.01:002, The letter B, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:003, The letter C, Glenwood Sprigs, Colorado, from "Letters from People", 1981
• PH1994:0013.01:004, The letter D, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:005, The letter E, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:006, The letter F, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:007, The letter G, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:008, The letter H, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:009, The letter I, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:010, The letter J, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:011, The letter K, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:012, The letter L, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:013, The letter M, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:014, The letter N, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:015, The letter O, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:016, The letter P, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:017, The letter Q, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:018, The letter R, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:019, The letter S, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:020, The letter T, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:021, The letter U, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:022, The letter V, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:023, The letter W, from "Letters from People", 1979-1993
• PH1994:0013.01:024, The letter X, New York City, from "Letters from People", 1979
• PH1994:0013.01:025, The letter Y, New York City, from "Letters from People", 1979
• PH1994:0013.01:026, The letter Z, Akron, Ohio, from "Letters from People", 1980