Leonard Freed Figurative 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
Rome, Italy, St. Peter's Square, Snow at the Vatican 1950s, Edition of 6
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white documentary photograph of two figures (priests) on a snowy afternoon dressed in black in contrast to the f...
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1950s Contemporary Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
New York City, USA, Limited Edition Signed Iconic Street Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
New York City, Documentary Photography on Businessmen 1950s, Wall Street
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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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 Figurative Photography
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New York City, Harlem, Children, Black and White Limited Edition Photography
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
New York City, Little Italy, Black and White Limited Ed Photograph, Stickball
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
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 Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
New York City, Office Party, Black and White Dance Party Photograph 1960s
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
New York City, World Series Parade, Black and White Baseball Photography
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
Jewish Diaspora USA 1950s, School Bus New York, Black and White Photography
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
New York City, Policewoman Playing Tag with Children, Street Photography 1970s
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
New York City, Black and White Photography 1960s, Office party by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s, Southern State
By Leonard Freed
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...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Female Nude, Kate Standing, Vintage Black and White Photography, Signed Print
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Germany, Dortmund, Black and White Photography 1960s, Diver by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Diver, Dortmund, Germany, 1965 by Leonard Freed is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver print, signed and stamped (on back of photo) by the widow Brigitte Freed. This contemporary photograph i...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Female Nude, Kate Resting, Contemporary Portrait Photography by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white contemporary portrait photograph of a female nude by Leonard Freed, Kate Resting, is in the photographer's series "Kate". A 20" x 16" gelatin silver photogr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Italy, Beach, Black and White Photography 1980s by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Deauville, France, Black and White Photography of the Parisian Riviera 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Deauville, France, 1964 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a black and white contemporary photograph that captures chic style and loving embrace of a couple at the seaside tow...
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1960s Contemporary Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
New York City, Handcuffed, Police Work 1970s, Documentary Street Photography
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, 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 Figurative Photography
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
New York City, Handcuffed, Street Photography 1970s, Limited Edition
By Leonard Freed
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 Leonard Freed Figurative Photography
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