The American Spirit, Bennington, Vermont, from the series The American Monument

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Lee Friedlander, The American Spirit, Bennington, Vermont, from the series The American Monument, 1975, gelatin silver print, image: 11 147 12 in. (28.619.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Kevin and Lisa McGovern, and Bernie Stadiem, 2003.42.997, © Lee Friedlander

Artwork Details

Title
The American Spirit, Bennington, Vermont, from the series The American Monument
Date
1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 147 12 in. (28.619.1 cm)
Copyright
© Lee Friedlander
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Kevin and Lisa McGovern, and Bernie Stadiem
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Monument — statue — Lincoln
  • Architecture Exterior — art building — museum
  • Landscape — Vermont — Bennington
  • Portrait male — Lincoln, Abraham — full length
  • Landscape — weather — snow
  • Landscape — season — winter
Object Number
2003.42.997

Works by this artist (38 items)

Alfred H. Maurer, Reclining Nude, ca. 1927-1928, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hudson D. Walker, 1972.4.15
Reclining Nude
Dateca. 1927-1928
pencil on paper
Not on view
Alfred H. Maurer, Standing Nude, n.d., brush and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hudson D. Walker, 1972.4.14
Standing Nude
Daten.d.
brush and ink on paper
Not on view
Alfred H. Maurer, Seated Nude, n.d., pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hudson D. Walker, 1972.4.19
Seated Nude
Daten.d.
pencil on paper
Not on view

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