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Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

American, 1929-2006

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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Artist: Leonard Freed
New York City, Vintage 1980s Black and White Photograph of Men in Suits
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
New York, New York, 1981 by American photographer Leonard Freed. This is a 16" x 12" signed verso (on back), gelatin silver, also stamped verso, vintage print. The photograph captures men in suits...
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1980s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

New York City, Harlem, 1960s, Photograph of African-American Body Builder
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The image of a body builder from the 1960s captures African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s. Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is from the photographer's book Black in White Am...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Jewish Diaspora 1950s, Yeshiva Students New York, Black-and-White Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Students, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed is a black-and-white photograph of three young Jewish Youth, studying at a yeshiva. This is a gelatin silver lifetime print, 16...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Yoga, Clouds, Field, Young Woman, Kate #12 by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Model, photographer, and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking dramatic poses for the photographer. The yoga pose is known as sun salutation. Kate engages in a seemingly cosmic dance in open terrain against mountains and beneath a wide open sky with clouds. The Kate series is both whimsical and aesthetic -- a celebration of femininity, beauty, and freedom. Kate #12, 2002 by Leonard Freed...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

New York City, Harlem, Documentary Photography, Fire Hydrant by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" limited edition photograph. The portrait is signed verso (back of photo) by the estate and Brig...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...

Female Nude, Kate #13, Yoga portrait, California, Black and White Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #13, is from the Kate series, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed. This is a signed, 16" x 20" black and white photograph (gelatin silver), stamped/authenticated "vintage" on verso (back of photo) by the Freed estate. A photographer herself, model and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking dramatic nude poses for Freed. In this image Kate remains theatrical on a hilltop cliff above the sea. Her body shape and form blend with the lines and angles of the setting. Freed captures both playfulness and sensuality of a self-possessed woman. The photo series Kate became a welcome reprieve for Freed who during a long photo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

New Orleans, Vintage 1960s Civil Rights Black and White Photography, City Prison
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
City Prison, 1965 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a vintage gelatin silver, signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer. It is an iconic image from the photographer's ...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Female Nude, Dance and Yoga, Black and White Photography, Kate #13
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #13, is from the Kate series, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a signed, 8" x 10" (small format) black and white photograph (gelatin silver), stamped "vintage" on ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Yoga Portrait of Female Nude, Vintage Black and White Photograph, Kate #12
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #12, 2002 by Leonard Freed is a black and white photo of a female nude. The 16" x 20" gelatin silver print is signed by the photographer, and stamped vintage on verso (back of p...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

New York City, Cities, Black and White Photography, Trinity Church Wall Street
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Trinity Church, Wall Street, 1995 by Leonard Freed is a 14" x 11" black and white, gelatin silver, vintage print. The urban landscape photograph captures Freed's interest in New York City architecture, a city he loved, as well as reveals the photographer's masterful techniques in using light...
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1990s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
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1950s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Italy, Beach II, Collectible Black and White Photography 1980s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Beach II, Italy, 1984 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" black and white photograph, a gelatin silver RC press print from the Freed archive, signed verso (on back of photograph) by the...
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1980s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Baltimore
By Leonard Freed
Located in London, GB
Estate stamped on reverse Silver gelatin print Accompanied by Magnum Photos COA Available in three sizes: Paper size: 11 x 14 inches Paper size: 16 x 20 inches Paper size: 20 x 24 ...
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1950s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

MLK Baltimore USA
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he discovered photography. In 1954 he moved to Little Italy on the lower east side of Manhattan, where his love affair with Italian culture began. The photographs expose Freed’s love of the Italian people. In photo after photo, the daily life, rituals and traditions of Italians are expertly frozen in time by the eye of such an accomplished photographer. The Italians finds scenes of weddings, birthdays and everyday life exposing their inner lives. His photographs illuminate an entire set of habits intertwined with tradition that are symbols of a broader culture and an entire country. Freed’s career began shortly after World War II with subjects as diverse as his travels. Freed first came to fame in the United States documenting...
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Late 20th Century Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

We Must have Justice! NYC
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Signed, printed later,before 2007
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Freedom Now, Washington, DC, 8/28/63
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Signed, printed later but before 2007.
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Wall Street, NYC
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1950s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC (Police Work)
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

Harlem NYC Muscle Boy
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

Germany Near Budensee
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC Police Work
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1770s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC
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Israel Refugees
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC David Rockefeller
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

France
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1980s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

France
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Israel
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Born in Brooklyn, Leonard Freed first wanted to become a painter but began taking photographs while in the Netherlands in 1953. In 1954, after trips through Europe and North Africa, ...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

Israel
Price Upon Request
NYC
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC
Price Upon Request
Tajiki Sculptor
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

Jerusalem
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC For Police Work Book
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

NYC
Price Upon Request
Wailing Wall Jerusalem
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1960s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

West Germany
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leonard Freed is considered one of the most prolific and timely photojournalists of his generation. Born in Brooklyn, he traveled to Europe for the first time in 1952, where he disc...
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1970s Leonard Freed Black and White Photography

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