401 Lee Friedlander. The American Monument.

Erste Ausgabe, eins von 2000 Exemplaren. – Nachwort von Leslie George Katz. – Aus einer Zeit, als Amerika noch einen humorvollen, teils spöttischen Blick auf seine Größe und Großen erlaubte. Im Folgejahr nahm Lee Friedlander (geboren 1934) an der Fotoschau auf der documenta 6 teil. – »Although ›The American Monument‹ – Friedlander’s contribution to the United States‘ bicentennial celebrations in 1976 – displays this new directness, the book takes us through the urban and suburban territory that he made his own, his habitual edginess showing through from time to time. The statues, war memorials, plaques and other commemorative monuments that celebrate events large and small are his subjects, but Friedlander shows the modern urban world encroaching on them. And if his subject has become more important than is usual in his work, Friedlander’s formal virtuosity and imagination are never in doubt. […] The printing […] on heavy stock paper, is sumptuous, and Friedlander’s editing is brilliant. He plays with the book’s rhythm, sometimes printing one picture to a page, but usually presenting them in groups […]«. (Manfred Parr).

30,5 : 43 cm. [8] Blätter, 77 Tafeln.

Parr/Badger II, 28