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Leonard FreedYeshiva Boy, New York City, Black and White Jewish Diaspora Photography 1950s1954
1954
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Yeshiva Boy, New York City, 1954 is a black-and-white portrait of a young boy at a yeshiva in New York City. This gelatin silver lifetime print, 20” x 16”, is signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer.
Leonard Freed's photographic career led him to document many subjects from the 1950s-2006, including photographing the Jewish diaspora in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Considered one of the important documentary photographers of the 20th Century, Freed remains a 21st Century master at photographic storytelling.
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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.
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- CreatorLeonard Freed (1929 - 2006, American)
- Creation Year1954
- DimensionsHeight: 20 in. (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
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- Gallery LocationNew york, NY
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