Mechanics’ Monument, San Francisco, California, from the series The American Monument

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Lee Friedlander, Mechanics' Monument, San Francisco, California, from the series The American Monument, 1972, gelatin silver print, image: 6 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm) sheet: 11 x 13 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 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, 2003.42.998, © Lee Friedlander

Artwork Details

Title
Mechanics’ Monument, San Francisco, California, from the series The American Monument
Artist
Date
1972
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm) sheet: 11 x 13 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 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
  • Cityscape — California — San Francisco
  • Monument — statue — Mechanics
Object Number
2003.42.998
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.42.998

Works by this artist (7 items)

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Jack Savitsky, Train in Coal Town, 1968, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.137
Train in Coal Town
Artist
Date1968
oil on fiberboard
On view
Jack Savitsky, Miner Street (Four Miners at Work), 1960s, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.133
Miner Street (Four Miners at Work)
Artist
Date1960s
pencil on paper
Not on view
Jack Savitsky, Untitled (Women in Costume with Scarf and Flag), late 1960s, colored pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.132
Untitled (Women in Costume with Scarf and Flag)
Artist
Datelate 1960s
colored pencil on paper
Not on view
Jack Savitsky, Untitled (Temptation in the Garden), ca. 1970s, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1981.63.2
Untitled (Temptation in the Garden)
Artist
Dateca. 1970s
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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Untitled (figure at Table, View of Legs)
Artist
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William Zorach, (Untitled--Child's Head), 1925, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.8
(Untitled – Child’s Head)
Artist
Date1925
pencil on paper
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Michael Clark, Classic Series, 1970, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fendrick, 1980.131.3
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Artist
Date1970
pencil on paper
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Artist
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pencil on paper
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