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Period: 20th Century
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, Black and White Photo Pop Stars 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An iconic black and white photograph, one of American photographer Burt Glinn's important images in the history of 20th century photography of artist Andy Warhol, pop star...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Jazz City, New York Street Photography 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography for her early work, Roberta Fineberg shot black-and-white film with a held-held 35mm camera in natural lighting in cities, notably New York, Paris, and Moscow. Jazz City, New York, 1990 by Roberta Fineberg is a 10" x 8" black-and-white photograph of musicians...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film

#189 Yunoyani Village, Nigata Prefecture, Japanese Photography Limited Edition
Located in New york, NY
The photograph Toshio Shibata, #189 Yunoyani Village, Nigata Prefecture, 1989 by Japanese photographer Toshio Shibata is hand-signed (on recto) by the photographer. The 13" x 19" pri...
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Conceptual 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Pigment, Arc...

Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campa...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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 *** 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

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 *** 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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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Contemporary 20th Century 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

The First Solar Panels - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The solar panels is an original vintage photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the notes on the rear. Good conditions. The swimming pool...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Demonstration of Protest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movemen - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Demonstration of Protest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the rear. Good conditions, except for matt...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Pause - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Pause - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "Team Editorial Services With the copyright and the stamp of Agency and two other ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The First Solar Panels - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The solar panels is an original vintage photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. Good conditions.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Florence Devastated by the Waters of the Arno - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Florence devastated by the waters of the Arno is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of Farabola. With the stamp of Agency and the notes on the rear. ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The vintage photograph of Iva Zanicchi is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "AND KRONOS, Roma" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency" and the han...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. Good conditions.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by anonymous photographer With the stamp of the photography ag...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by Agency of " ANSA" With the copyright and property stamp of Agency" ANSA" and the description in Italian o...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Enrico Giuseppe Moneta With the copyright and the stamp of the artist...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the description in Italian in a paper attached on the rear. Good conditi...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The First Solar Panels - Vintage Photograph - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
The solar panels is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of "Giornalistica Italia" in 1981. With the stamp of Agency and copy...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Italian Protests - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Italian protests on immigration, vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the rear. Good conditions...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Drugs Offered by VEB - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The drugs offered by VEB is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer With the note in five languages on the rear. Good conditions. 200 differe...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Radical Protest - Historical Photograph About Women Rights - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The Radical Protest - Historical Photograph About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized in 1980 in Rome by the Agency of "Ansa"...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Feast - Historical Photograph About the Feminist Movement - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Feast - Historical photographs about the feminist movement is an original black and white photograph realized by anonymous photographer Good conditions. A historical testimonia...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The First Solar Panels - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The solar panels is an original vintage photograph realized by an anonymous photographer With the hand-notes on the rear. Good conditions.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Roman Temple - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman temple vintage photograph was realized by an Anonymous photographer. Good conditions.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Islanders go back to Tristan - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Islanders go back to Tristan is an original black and white photograph realized by the photography Agency of " Dufoto" on 18 Mars 1963. With the stamp of copyright and the typed not...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Elderly - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The elderly - Avanti! vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the rear. Good conditions.
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Camping in the 1960s - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Camping in the 1960s vintage photograph realized by the agency of "Photo Fiorenza" With the copyright and property stamp of the Agency and hand-notes in Italian on the rear. Good c...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rightsis an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen With the copyright, the stamp of the artist, photograp...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Speech - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Speech - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by " Keystone Press Agency, Rome" With the stamp of the photograph...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The National Conference of Immigration - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The National Conference of immigration is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of ANSA With the stamp of Agency and the type...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Wave Goodbye, Black-and-White Photography From the Staten Island Ferry, New York
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white image shot on film, Roberta Fineberg captures on a carefree summer day a child's hand waving goodbye, prophetically at the World Trade ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

The Immigrants in Munich - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Immigrants in Munich - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "Dufoto" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency and the hand-no...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Ignazio Salemi - Vintage Photograph - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
The portrait of Ignazio Salemi is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of Giornalistica Italia in 1977 With the stamp of Agency and the notes in Italian...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

In the Camping - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
In the camping is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "LIALI, Roma" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency" and the hand-note on the rear. Good con...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at work- Historical photographs about women rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen. With the copyright, the ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Speech - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The speech- Avanti vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the photography agency" Levi, Firenze". With the hand-note ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Family by Roberta Fineberg, Black-and-White Portrait Photography 1990s France
Located in New york, NY
A photographer obsessed with the passing of time and family ties, Roberta Fineberg captures the intimate space of a grandmother and her grandson sharing lunch in a local brasserie in...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

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. *** 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

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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Contemporary 20th Century 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage NASA Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is common and the version of Visor that most ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Rider's Field Boot, Young Equestrians and City Riders in New York City 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Rider’s Field Boot from Claremont Riding Academy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1990s was photographed for City Riders (Macmillan, 1997) by Roberta Fineberg. From the bo...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Friendship, Black and White Photograph of Young Horseback Riders, New York City
Located in New york, NY
An 11" x 14" (Ed of 5) or 16" x 20" (Ed of 10) signed gelatin silver print of Friendship, 1994 by Roberta Fineberg is from a world of horse-crazy girls in New York City. A black-and-...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York, Black and White Photo African American Children
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver photograph signed by the photographer on verso (back). Provenance: Freed archive. LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

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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Contemporary 20th Century 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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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

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