LEE FRIEDLANDER
Born: July 14, 1934 in Aberdeen, Washington
Studied: Attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, CA
Issues Faced:
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Friedlander was diagnosed with Arthritis and had a knee replacement, which left him housebound. Since he spent so much time at home, he began taking photos of his surrounding
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When he began photography, it was the era of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement, and Hippies.
No Before/After:
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Friedlander has been interested in photography since he was 14 years old, he said it was the “fascination with the equipment”.
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To this day, Friedlander is still taking photos. Overall, he has spent most of his life focused on photography.
Occupations:
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Photographed jazz musicians for record covers
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Worked for magazine photographs: Sports Illustrated
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Inspirations: Photographers: Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Louis Faurer, Helen Levitt, Richard Avedon, and Walker Evans, along with curators: John Szarkowski and Nathan Lyons inspired and influenced Friedlander. These artists and curators worked with him in order to "change photography" during this era. Friedlander used images of urban life, store-fronts, buildings surrounded by fences, and posters/signs to create his "social landscape" artistry. His use of realism became popular through his image New York City. From them he develop his pictures based on social landscape using realism.