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Beauty Contest, Harlem, Black and White Photography of African American Fashion
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
back) by the Freed estate. The image appears in American photographer Freed's seminal photo book Black
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Muscle Boy, Harlem, Black and White Photography 1960s African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
archive. This is the cover of "Black in White America." It is also illustrated in "Leonard Freed
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Black and White Photograph African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Southern State, Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Black in White America
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fashion Show, Harlem NY, Black and White Photograph African American Life 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograph is stamped on
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York, Black and White Photo African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, NYC, Black and White Photo 1960s African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Woman on Bus, Washington Protest, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, African American Life 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...

Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African American Life New York City 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The image capturing African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s, Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
an African-American soldier in Berlin is from Freed's seminal book Black in White America (p. 6). For
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
portrait of Sammy Davis Jr., a legendary African American celebrity, singer, dancer, actor, and comedian
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital

Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African-American Body Builder, New York City 1960s
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
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film

Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
stamp verso). This is the cover of "Black in White America." It is also illustrated in "Leonard Freed
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Duality – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale, Art
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Lured – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography, Art
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Lured, 2016 Archival pigment print 43 x 61 cm (16 7/8 x
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2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bagged – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography, Art
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Bagged, 2017 Archival pigment print 61 x 43 cm (24 x 16
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2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Packed – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography, Art
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Packed, 2015 Archival pigment print 61 x 43 cm (24 x 16
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2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bound – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography, Art
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Bound, 2018 Archival pigment print 61 x 43 cm (24 x 16 7
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Birmingham Children, Vintage Black and White Civil Rights Photography 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
of the 20th Century. For the series Black in White America Leonard Freed documents African Americans
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Marvel Comic Book, Amazing Spider Man Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
but I am not sure) overlayed with a comic strip in a surrealist style. John Romita is an American
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20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kate, Contemporary Black and White Portrait Photography of Female Nude
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Kate #8, Vintage Black and White Photograph of Nude
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

City Prison, New Orleans, Vintage Black and White Photograph 1960s Civil Rights
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Black in White America Leonard Freed documents African Americans and the politics of the USA, capturing
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Duality – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Voices – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Haunted – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Fingers and Faces – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Contemporary, Abstract
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Considered one of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Panic – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Moonrise – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Triangulation – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Hallucination – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Diver, Dortmund, Germany, Black and White Documentary Photography 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Bride, Naples, Italy, Black and White Street Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
*** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Home of Colonel William H. Terrill Roanoke Virginia Original Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
property. In the foreground, an African-American man is dressed in a suit and hat, holding the reins of a
Category

1870s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Ink, Silver Gelatin

Manifestation – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Shadows & Strangers – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Considered one of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Injured – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Muse – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Desperados – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Stare – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Nightwalker – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Abandoned Flower – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Unexpected – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Dog
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Metamorphosis – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage, Nude, Animal
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger Ballen Considered one of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pathos – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Monkey
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
one of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kate #10, Vintage Black and White Photograph of Nude Yogini
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
*** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Policeman with Puppet and Gun, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
*** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Children, Harlem, New York, USA, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Divided Self – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Lightbox, Venice Biennale
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Textile, LED Light

Martin Luther King, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph of MLK 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civil rights activists
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Targeting – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Targeting, 2015 Archival pigment print 43 x 61 cm (16 7
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flattened – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Flattened, 2020 Archival pigment print 61 x 43 cm (24 x
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Revealed – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Revealed, 2020 Archival pigment print 43 x 61 cm (16 7/8
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jackpot – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Jackpot, 2016 Archival pigment print 43 x 61 cm (16 7/8
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Protector – Roger Ballen, Roger The Rat, Black and White, Animal, Photography
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
Roger BALLEN (*1950, America/South Africa) Protector, 2015 Archival pigment print 61 x 43 cm (24 x
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dress Up – Roger Ballen, Black and White, Staged, Vintage Photography, Cat
By Roger Ballen
Located in Zurich, CH
original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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