Leonard Freed

Yeshiva Boy, New York City, Black and White Jewish Diaspora Photography 1950s

1954

This is a 16" x 12", vintage gelatin silver print, signed (verso) with photographer's blindstamp (lower left recto). Untitled, 2000 is a contemporary photograph by David Hurn. The subject of the photograph, dressed in the style of a European maid, is quirky and provocative. A classic, black and white photograph by a Magnum photographer for collectors and aficionados. Provenance: Private Collector Artist's Bio: Welsh-born (1934) photographer David Hurn in the 1960s was frequently tapped by...

Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 is paper size: 11" x 11.25" and image size: 7.5" x 9.4" A silver gelatin print c.1978 in an edition 44/75. Inscribed in ink on front of p...

Willy Nelson, 1993 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a series of (3) photographs, gelatin silver press RC prints, which are each signed verso (bac...

Twiggy with her Manager, 1966 by Burt Glinn is a 10" x 8" gelatin silver press print from the 1960s. Magnum stamps from the period on verso (back of photo). Top Model Twiggy and her...

Dogs, USA, Greenwich, CT is a 5" x 7" black and white photograph, stamped “vintage” by the Freed estate on verso (back) of gelatin silver press. Provenance: Freed archive. The photo...

The image capturing African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s, Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” black-and-white photograph from the photographer's book Black in W...

Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions o...

Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (00089-MA.K...

Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158) 23...

“I walked into a timeless place … full of supporting actors and actresses of every conceivable role,” Abramson wrote in Light: On the South Side, published by Chicago’s Numero Group in 2009. “Brassai, who photographed nocturnal Paris around 1930, had always been one of my favourite. Having seen, his pictures and, later, read about his experiences, I was fascinated by the implied romance with which he viewed his photography. (…) When I photographed on the South Side, especially in Peppers Hideout, it was very much in recognition of a Brassai–type world. Whether it be ambiance, gestures, or dress, there seemed to be a direct correlation with the Parisian bistros and dance halls that Brassai had photographed.” - Michael Abramson, “Black Night Clubs of Chicago’s South Side”, May 1977. Print details: © Michael L Abramson, Untitled #112, CA. 1974 -1977 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, in custom made frame Image size: 20.5 x 30.5 cm, Printed on 11 x 14" paper (27.9 x 35.4 cm), white border Series: 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side Stamped; "Provenance Authenticated by Michael L Abramson Estate, 2011" on verso Frame: 38 x 48 cm (Custom made classic hardwood frame, stain in black, museum mount board and antireflective UV AR protective art glass) All prints from 1970s South Side Chicago series are available for purchase as the singular works or as the group of images - please view a selection on 1stDibs and the gallery storefront. All works are Vintage Silver Gelatin prints made by the photographer at the time there were taken. All prints can be purchased in bespoke hardwood frames, museum mount board and anti-reflective UV protective Art Glass. If you wish to ship or purchase unframed prints, we are happy to arrange that for you. About the Photographer: Michael L Abramson was born in New Jersey in 1948, the late American photographer graduated with Master of Photography from Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1977. His work was regularly featured in Time, New York Times, Newsweek, People, Forbes, Harpers, Wall Street Journal and other popular American and international magazines. He was a highly sought after commercial portrait photographer and photojournalist. His subjects comprised celebrities, prominent stars from sport, politics and the entertainment industry included Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and many more. Yet it was his 1970s series documenting the Chicago South side club scene that made Abramson’s name. Influenced by Brassaï’s photographs of the 1920s Paris, Abramson caught the stylish nightlife of the funk and soul era in full, alluring swing. His work was exhibited frequently since 1978, including a solo show at Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, in 2014 and in the same year the group show on American Photography since 1950 at Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts (US). Following Abramson’s death in 2011 a new book entitled Gotta Go Gotta Flow: Life, Love, and Lust From Chicago’s South Side was released by Chicago-based Chicago City...

"I photographed the workers at Broadgate like knights lying in state in a cathedral with their swords” – Brian Griffin Rare and original set from the iconic 1988 Masterpiece 'Work' by Brian Griffin: The classic portraits of Workers: Carpenter, Lift Engineer, Sewage Pipe layer, Plumber, Welder, Plasterer, Riveter, Cleaner, Cladding Engineer, (1986) 7 x Vintage Silver Gelatin (Bromide) and 2 x Printed later Silver Gelatin (Bromide), All Signed be the Photographer on verso, provided with the Certificate of Authenticity, dated, stamped and signed. Inspired by his respect for workers, Photographer Brian Griffin constructed these masterpiece images using some of the *Broadgate Development’s builders to create imaginary Sarcophagi as a testament to the ultimate sacrifice that 14 men suffered while working on the project. A little-known fact... Tools replace swords, but the pose is the same, and so is the ending… The pictures also echo his childhood as both his parents were workers themselves in the English Midlands when industry was booming but also where health and safety wasn’t a priority. Griffin's incredibly acute style and emotional input into these pictures make the images both intriguing and incredibly moving. WORK, 1988 - is a seminal book in the history of photography. This is a set of Original Vintage Silver Bromide Prints with additional two printed later Silver Bromide Prints from the iconic WORK series . The WORK book went on to be awarded the Best Photography book in the World at the Barcelona Primavera Fotografica 1991. *Broadgate, on the site of the former Broadgate station, was the largest and most significant speculative development of the 1980s. “The development’s ‘iconic status’, commercial success and critical acclaim had given it ‘an enduring place in the canon of British commercial architecture … It represents a place-making achievement of a very high order, creating a piece of city within the City that was a benchmark for later-20th-century urbanism on this scale.’” - Historic England "The Man in Black from the Black Country, Brian Griffin is that rare thing, a world class art photographer from Britain. (...) What makes his personal vision unique is a peculiar surrealist approach to mise en scene, rich with a mix of religiosity and irreverent humour. How he persuaded his subjects to comply with his various eccentric requests is a testament to going further in an effort to get the image, not settling early. Griffin's images do not quite fit in any prevailing history of photography, particularly those espoused by Universities or the big three Arts Council funded museums...(...) They are too real, and abrasive with an odd, sharp intellectualism that offers little comfort. While still getting project invites it could be quite a wait till Brian Griffin is reclaimed as either a major home-grown talent..." - 'Man in Black', review on WORK book by 'Cake', 2012. We are proud and delighted we were showing a selection of Brian Griffin's early work from the 1970s and 1980s here at MMX Gallery in London in 2019 in a solo show: 'Work and Other Stories'. We were exhibiting over thirty prints that have been rarely seen in London for decades, including some from the photographer's personal archive. The full Set of 9 iconic Workers prints (six visible on the image hanged on one wall with additional three prints ) is now available to purchase. All 7 x Prints are Vintage Silver Gelatin Prints with 2 x additional Printed later Silver Gelatin Prints, all prints are in museum mount-boards, 6 of them are framed in solid Oak, stained in Brown Mahogany, finished with anti-reflective Art Glass. The three additional can be framed the same or all available unframed in museum mount-boards - framing options available as well as unframed - if preferable. Scroll through the images to view all the individual prints from the Set of 9. This is a classic and iconic 'Workers' series by Brian Griffin. A real gem for any art and photography connoisseur collection. Original Vintage and Printed later, Signed by the Photographer Brian Griffin with Certificate of Authenticity. Vintage Prints are extremely rare and last remaining and subject to availability on first come, first serve basis. Prints are also available as singular prints...

Leonard Cohen, Canadian songwriter, folk singer, poet, novelist, and philosopher, came from a middle-class Jewish home in Westmount, Montreal, his father a successful clothing-store ...