Contemporary Black and White Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Leonard Freed
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, Police Series Street Photography 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the estate is stamped verso (back of photo) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow). This is a black and white modern photograph...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s Jewish Diaspora Brooklyn, USA
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 Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, NYC, Black and White Photo 1960s African American Children
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver print signed by the photographer on verso (back of photo).
Provenance: Freed estate
LITERATURE: W. A. Ewin...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Kate #16, Black and White Photograph of Nude in Car, San Francisco Summer
Located in New york, NY
Kate #16, 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 modern print by the Freed estate. Printed: 2006.
A photographer herself, model and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking a pose, nude, in a convertible with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Her body shape and form blend with the natural beauty of the California setting. Freed captures both playfulness and sensuality of a self-possessed woman.
The Kate nude photo series...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Rome, Italy, Black and White Photography, Large Estate Print
Located in New york, NY
A gelatin silver estate print, 24" x 20" from the Freed archive, Rome, Italy, 2000 by Leonard Freed is a black and white contemporary photograph focused on an unexpected, poetic, and beautiful classical sculpture in the stairwell of a modest Roman dwelling.
Leonard Freed discovered Little Italy in...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Kate #13, Black and White Photograph of Nude Woman, Summer Yogini in California
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 "vintag...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Beach II, Italy, Black and White Photograph 1980s Summer in Europe
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African-American Body Builder, New York City 1960s
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 Black and White Photography
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Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 3/10.
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Stripper Performers, Atlanta, Vintage Photograph Nude Female Dancers USA 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Stripper Performers, Atlanta, 1996 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp and signed (back of photo) by the art...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kate Bending, Vintage Black and White Photography of Female Nude, Signed Print
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed's stamped vintage (verso), 14" x 11," gelatin silver signed print, Kate Bending, is from the Kate series, 2002. A photographer herself, model Kate remains complicit in ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Beach, Italy, Black and White Photography 1980s Summer
Located in New york, NY
Beach, Italy, 1984 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" black and white photograph, a gelatin silver RC press print from the Freed archive, signed verso (on back of photograph) by the photographer. Provenance: Freed Estate
Leonard Freed discovered Little Italy in New York...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Office Party, New York, Limited Ed Black and White Dance Party Photo 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Office Party by Leonard Freed is a 13" x 19" limited-edition photograph. The print 4/5 is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the phot...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Children, Harlem, New York, USA, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in New york, NY
Children, Harlem, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 7/10. Provenance: Freed archive.
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. 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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Policeman with Puppet and Gun, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in New york, NY
Policeman with Puppet and Gun, New York City, USA 1979 by Leonard Freed is a black and white limited edition photograph from Freed's Policework series.
The photograph, 13" x 19" is an archival pigment print with the photographer's copyright stamp and estate signature by the photographer's widow, Brigitte Freed. The print is in an edition of 10. Available: 1/10, 10/10.
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...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism.
In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Cats, Naples, Italy, Black and White Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
American Photographer Leonard Freed travelled extensively and enjoyed Italy - a country he returned to often and photographed throughout his long photographic career. Cats, Naples, Italy, 1956 by Freed is a 14 x 11 signed by the photographer on verso (back) gelatin silver 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...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Film, Silver Gelatin
Stickball, Little Italy, NYC, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in New york, NY
Stickball by Leonard Freed captures children playing the all-American game of baseball in the streets of Little Italy 1950s New York City. American photog...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...
Muscle Boy, Harlem, Black and White Photography 1960s African American Children
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a signed and numbered archival Iris print. The edition 25/100 was in a planned edition of 100 and halted at 25 prints (as annotated on ve...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City, Documentary Photography 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 Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Kate #9, Vintage Black and White Photograph of Erotic Nude
Located in New york, NY
Kate #9, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8” x 10” signed black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photo). Model, photographer, and yogini Kate ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver photograph, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photo is in Leonard Freed's book “This Is the Day: The March on Washington'' (p. 50).
Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his work demonstrated humanitarian concerns. The photographer travelled to New York, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East Coast to the Deep South, Freed’s photo essay culminated in the book Black in White America, which contributed to Freed's becoming one of the well-known documentary photographers of 20th Century America.
After Freed’s death in 2006 his widow, Brigitte Freed was inspired to compile a book on the March on Washington from her late husband’s archive when she heard then-Senator former President Barack Obama remark to an audience of civil rights activists, “I stand here because you walked.”
The March on Washington series is a powerful visual testimony, capturing protests that culminated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream'' speech, delivered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
Provenance: Freed archive.
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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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Paris, France, Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph 1990s French Street Scene
Located in New york, NY
Paris, France, 1991 by Leonard Freed is a 14" x 11" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp, hand printed by the photographer, and signed on back of photo by artist.
A comedic French street scene of a business man with briefcase...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Kate #17, Female Nude Series, 2002, Graffiti and Portrait Photography New York
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed's Kate #17, 2002 sized 13" x 19," is stamped (Freed's Magnum sticker) on verso back of photograph. From the Kate series, the digital print features model Kate and frien...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Digital, Photographic Film
Woman on Bus, Washington Protest, African-American Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Woman on Bus, from the March on Washington, 1963 (printed later) by Leonard Freed, is a 11" x 14" gelatin silver print, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photo is from Leonard Freed's series This Is the Day: The March on Washington and is on p. 81 of the book (Getty Museum, 2013).
American photographer Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and was a "concerned photographer" whose work demonstrated humanitarian concerns.
Provenance: Freed archive.
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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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Beauty Contest, Harlem, Black and White Photography of African American Fashion
Located in New york, NY
Beauty Contest, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 16" x 20" gelatin silver print, signed verso (on back) by the Freed estate. The image appears in Amer...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Martin Luther King, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph of MLK 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civi...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
World Series Win, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
World Series Win, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Kate #7, Vintage Black and White Photography of Nudes
Located in New york, NY
Kate #7, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed, signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on vers...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Williamsburg, New York City, USA, Jewish Diaspora Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Capturing the Jewish diaspora and the Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s, this is subject matter which American photographer Leonard Freed from Brooklyn widely cov...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
World Series Parade, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
World Series Parade, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the photographer and stamped (magnum). The photograph was handprinted by Leonard Freed.
Parade by Freed captures the joy of two majorettes en route in the streets of the city for the celebration of the New York Giants...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dogs, USA, Greenwich, CT, Black and White Photograph of Pets in Sports Cars
Located in New york, NY
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kate #2, Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph of Sculptural Nude
Located in New york, NY
Kate #2, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed, signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of print)..
M...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kate #14, Female Nude Series, Black and White Photograph of Summer in California
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed’s authenticated/stamped vintage (back of photo), 16" x 20", gelatin silver print, Kate #14, is from the Kate series, 2002.
A photographer herself, model and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking dramatic poses for the Kate nude series by Freed. In this image Kate is supine, arms outstretched, body arched on the backside of a person in a downward dog yoga pose.
On the edge of a cliff with the ebb and flow of the sea and waves many feet below, the duo remain in balance above swirling waters. Kate's trust in the universe, a face of abandon, reveals youthful fearlessness and love of freedom.
Freed captures a self-possessed modern woman and partner in a dance of sorts that Kate shares on the edge of time...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Kate Series, Portfolio of (5) Black And White Photographs of Female Nudes
Located in New york, NY
The Kate Series, 2002 by Leonard Freed came as a welcome reprieve near the end of Freed's life before which time the photographer tackled social-documentary subjects for which he bec...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Wall Street, New York City, Documentary Photography on Businessmen 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1955-56 is a 19" x 13" limited edition print (8 of Ed 9) by photographer Leonard Freed. The work is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photograp...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Kate #6, Vintage Black and White Photograph of Nude in Nature
Located in New york, NY
Kate #6, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 10” x 8” signed black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photo). For the series K...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Berlin, Germany, 1961 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver print, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer).
The photograph of an African-American soldier...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
New York City, USA, Limited Edition Signed Iconic Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
New York City, USA, 1954 is a 13" x 9" archival pigment print (baryta) in a limited edition of 5. Signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer), with Leon...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Archival ...
Kate #3, Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph of Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
Kate #3, 2002 by Leonard Freed is a 10” x 8” hand printed, signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photograph)....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Handcuffed, New York City, Police 1970s Documentary Street Photography
Located in New york, NY
Handcuffed, New York City, 1978 is a 14" x 11" black and white lifetime print by Leonard Freed. Signed verso (back of photo) by Leonard Freed, with Freed's copyright stamp also verso, the image appears in Leonard Freed's seminal book "Police Work," published in 1980.
For several years in the 1970s Leonard Freed worked alongside the New York police...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kate #12, Kate Series, Vintage Black and White Photo Yoga Portrait Female Nude
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 Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kate Standing, Vintage Black and White Photography of Female Nude, Signed Print
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed's stamped vintage (verso), 14" x 11," gelatin silver signed and hand-printed by Freed, Kate Standing, is from the Kate series, 2002. A photographer herself, model Kate ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Handcuffed, New York City, Police Street Photography Series 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Handcuffed (or Arrested), New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed is 19" x 13" in a limited edition of 10 signed by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of t...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African American Life New York City 1960s
Located in New york, NY
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Kate #4, Vintage Black and White Photograph of Sculptural Nude
Located in New york, NY
Kate #4, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 8" x 10" signed black and white photograph, stamped vintage on verso (back of print). Model Kate remains forever complicit i...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the image of Fire Hydrant, two chil...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...
Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Harlem, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” photograph from the photographer's Black in White America book (p. 91). The gelatin silver print from the estate is stamped verso (back ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Fashion Show, Harlem NY, Black and White Photograph African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is a 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograp...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
School Bus, New York, Black and White Photography Jewish Diaspora USA 1950s
Located in New york, NY
This is a gelatin silver lifetime print, 16" x 20", signed (verso) by the photographer, School Bus, New York City, 1954.
The black-and-white photograph cap...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Wall Street, New York City, Black and White Documentary Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1956 by Leonard Freed is a modern print signed verso (on back) by the estate/widow of the photographer, Brigitte Freed. This is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver print. Leonard...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Office party, New York City, A Signed Gelatin Silver Photograph from the 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Office Party, New York City, 1966 by Leonard Freed is a gelatin silver later print, 16 x 20, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. Freed enjoyed sto...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kate #1, Vintage Gelatin Silver Fine Art Photograph of Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
Kate #1, 2002 by Leonard Freed is a 10" x 8" handprinted, signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of print).
Mode...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kate #4, Black and White Photograph of Female Nude 11" x 14"
Located in New york, NY
Kate #4, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is in the photographer's series "Kate." This is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver photograph signed verso (back of photo) by the Freed ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kate #15, Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph of Female Nude at Golden Gate Bridge
Located in New york, NY
Kate #15, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" (small format) black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" on verso (back of photo) by the Freed estate. Shot I...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Arno River, Florence, Italy, Street Photography of Soldiers
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white photograph of three soldiers seated on a bridge, above the Arno River, Florence, Italy 1958 by Leonard Freed. It is a 12" x 16" ge...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Yeshiva Students, New York, Black-and-White Photography Jewish Diaspora 1950s
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Southern State, Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s
Located in New york, NY
The photograph captures and translates the American South of the 1960s. Southern State, 1964 by Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Black...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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