Baltimore
Jim Dine
American, born 1935
Lee Friedlander
American, born 1934
1962
A gelatin silver photograph by Lee Friedlander that pairs a small, moody interior of a solitary chair and lamp with a densely hatched heart, suggesting a dialogue between observed space and private feeling.
At first you see the quiet, high-contrast photograph of a chair and standing lamp at left, then the bold, trembling scribbled heart at right—each isolated on a wide white sheet so their tension and intimacy read like a deliberate pause.
By juxtaposing vernacular interior photography with a hand-drawn emblem, Friedlander collapse documentary coolness and personal expression, helping shift postwar photography toward more layered, associative narratives.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 5 1/2" (21.6 × 13.9 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Stephen R. Currier Memorial Fund
Accession
218.1970.13
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Art Terms
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