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Leonard FreedWall Street, New York, 1950s, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 24x20 Photograph1956
1956
$4,250
£3,173.48
€3,655.42
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A$6,270.26
CHF 3,369.47
MX$75,306.80
NOK 42,191.69
SEK 38,608.51
DKK 27,297.93
About the Item
American photographer Leonard Freed's photographic career was punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works shot in New York City, Wall Street, is one of the photographer's iconic New York images from the 1950s.
Wall Street, 1956 by Leonard Freed is an estate print signed verso (on back) by the widow of the photographer, Brigitte Freed. This is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver print.
Print provenance: Freed estate
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Artist’s Bio:
Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights movement is well-known as are his photo essays on New York, Italy, Germany, The Kate Series, among others.
- Creator:Leonard Freed (1929 - 2006, American)
- Creation Year:1956
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New york, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: 99Prints1stDibs: LU74634663572
Leonard Freed
Leonard Freed was born on October 23, 1929, in Brooklyn. Although Freed's photographic career is defined by documentary photo essays, such as Black in White America, Freed traveled extensively and captured people, places and things that interested him in locations around the globe. A Magnum photographer, Freed traveled widely, photographing African Americans in America from 1964–65, events in Israel from 1967–68 and in 1973 and the New York City police department from 1972–79, to name a few celebrated assignments. Freed’s coverage of the American civil rights movement made him famous, although he continued to produce photo essays on New York, Italians and many other subjects. Leonard Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 until his death on November 29, 2006, Philipstown.
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