Lee Friedlander: America by Car

Traversing the country in a rental car, the artist photographs the built and natural landscape directly from the driver’s seat. The car’s mirrors, doors, and windows act as frames for the images, which juxtapose steering wheels and dashboards with roadside bars, monuments, and mountain ranges.

Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a reflection on a parked car
Black and white photo looking out the window of a car at a person standing in front of a mural
A black and white imaeg of a downtown scene through a car window
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a building with an eagle painted on it
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a flag pole with American Flag and overcast sky
Black-and-white photograph from the drivers seat of a car showing the interior of the car and an advertisement of a 1950s car mounted on top of a pole
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a 1950s convertible parked in an empty parking lot
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a group of cows
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a large fake ice cream cone roadside attraction
Black and white photograph out the window of a car of a man with a camera on a tripod
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