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Luhring Augustine is pleased to present American Musicians, a solo exhibition of works by Lee Friedlander. Opening in our Tribeca location on June 9th, this show marks the gallery’s second with the artist and will highlight a selection of Friedlander’s iconic images of American musicians. Featuring notable jazz, country, and blues artists, the photographs trace the history of post-war American music across four decades, from the 1950s to the early 1980s.

In the 1950s Friedlander began photographing jazz musicians in Los Angeles, and from there his deep interest in music led him to become a …