Lee Friedlander: Friedlander First Fifty, The Complete Collection, Limited Edition (with Gelatin Silver Print) [SIGNED]

Please inquire. Pricing and availability are subject to change (price is net to all; promotional discounts do not apply). PAYMENT: by check or wire transfer (please inquire about payment by credit card). SHIPPING NOTE: Due to size and weight (e.g., multi-volume sets), additional shipping fees apply (please inquire for actual shipping cost). Lee Friedlander's work is widely known for transforming our visual understanding of contemporary American culture. Known for passionately embracing all subject matter, Friedlander photographed nearly every facet of American life from the 1950s to the present. From factories in Pennsylvania, to the jazz scene in New Orleans, to the deserts of the Southwest, Friedlander's complex formal visual strategies continue to influence the way we understand, analyze, and experience modern American experience. Friedlander's work continues to influence photographic practice internationally, in part due to the heightened sense of self-awareness that is a trademark of so many of his photographs and in part because of his ability to embrace wide-ranging subject matter, always interpreting it in an elegance that hadn't existed prior to his work. From the publisher: (about the set) "Containing the largest collection of renowned American photographer Lee Friedlander's own quotes ever published, Friedlander First Fifty offers a behind-the-scenes look at the photographer's diverse oeuvre that contextualizes and brings new life to the work, for everyone from the casual art appreciator to the most ardent Friedlander fan. Over a career spanning seven decades, Friedlander has produced an unrivaled photographic output documenting seemingly every aspect of the American "social landscape" (a term Friedlander coined), with a specific focus on creating books. "Books are my medium," Friedlander has been quoted as saying. Friedlander First Fifty provides an inside look at Friedlander's first fifty books, featuring extensive commentary directly from Friedlander on his own work. The book contains photographs from each of the first fifty books, as well as descriptions, publication information, and most notably, interviews with Friedlander and his wife, Maria, conducted by Friedlander's grandson, Giancarlo, and daughter, Anna, who co-published the book. The result is the most personal and candid look at Friedlander's life and career to date, as told by the artist to his own family. Published over a fifty-year period, from 1969-2018, the first fifty books describe the entirety of subject matterâ"from jazz musicians to factory workers to monuments to television screensâ"and genresâ"from self-portraits to street photographs to nudes to landscapesâ"for which Friedlander is known." Description: Boxes contain a signed copy of each of Friedlander's first fifty trade titles; special edition case contains a signed copy of Friedlander First Fifty from the first edition printing with and one signed, original print in a separate folio. Packing Details: Custom-made art storage boxes; high density foam lining; label inside each lid that illustrates the box's contents; special edition cloth over board case; gold stamped lettering. Dimensions: Two larger boxes: 24½ x 14 x 21½ inches; three smaller boxes: 19 x 15-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches; special edition case: 9-5/8 x 9-1/2 x 1-3/4. As New (all titles from Friedlander's personal archive). A Mint collection, packed in custom-made art storage boxes. 1. Work from the Same House: Photographs and Etchings. By Lee Friedlander & Jim Dine. London: Trigram Press, Ltd., 1969. First edition, first printing. Signed by Friedlander. Soft cover. Laminated white wrappers with title printed on front and spine, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Friedlander. Etchings and text (untitled preface) by Jim Dine. Designed by Ass Benveniste, Trigram Press, London. Unpaginated (48 pp.), with 33 black and white plates printed on 70-lb. Ambassador White Art Double Crown coated paper by W&J Mackay & Co., Ltd., Chatha.…