Spirit of the Confederacy, Houston, Texas, from the series The American Monument

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Lee Friedlander, Spirit of the Confederacy, Houston, Texas, from the series The American Monument, 1972, gelatin silver print, image: 6 149 38 in. (15.923.8 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, 2003.42.76, © Lee Friedlander

Artwork Details

Title
Spirit of the Confederacy, Houston, Texas, from the series The American Monument
Date
1972
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 149 38 in. (15.923.8 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
  • Architecture — bridge
  • Allegory — other — Confederacy
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Cityscape — Texas — Houston
  • Monument — statue
Object Number
2003.42.76

Works by this artist (2 items)

Frank Patania, Symmetry, ca. 1960s, sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Frank Patania, Sr., 2000.100.2B
Symmetry
Dateca. 1960s
sterling silver
Not on view
Frank Patania, Asymmetry Bracelet, ca. 1960, fabricated sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Patania Family, 2000.100.2A
Asymmetry Bracelet
Dateca. 1960
fabricated sterling silver
Not on view

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