Lee Friedlander (born 1934) is an American photographer and artist known for his influential visual language of the 'social landscape.' Beginning his career in the late 1940s, he became a prominent figure in contemporary photography by capturing fragmented, asymmetrical glimpses of urban life, including storefront reflections and street scenes. Friedlander played a pivotal role in bringing E.J. Bellocq's work to public attention; he discovered Bellocq's negatives (some sources suggest from a junk shop) and oversaw the printing and publication of 'Storyville Portraits' in 1970 for the Museum of Modern Art. His own work is characterized by its playful yet poignant organization of visual information, often focusing on the chaos of city life.[1,3]
Storyville Portraits: Photographs from the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 19121970 · The Museum of Modern Art · book · EnglishCo-authored/edited with E.J. Bellocq; Friedlander printed the photographs.
Bellocq: Photographs from Storyville, the Red-Light District of New Orleansauthor · photographer
E.J. Bellocq: Storyville Portraits Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912author · photographer€18.00
