New Orleans, Louisiana

1965

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a woman sitting on a folding chair outdoors. Her arms are crossed over her chest as she leans back against the tree trunk. The woman has short, dark, curly hair and wears dark sunglasses. She is dressed in a dark outfit, and a small handbag rests on her left side. A string of pearls or similar necklace can be seen around her neck. In the background, there are other people seated behind her in folding chairs, some engaged in conversation under a tent. Further in the background, additional people are visible along with parked vehicles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 37.7 × 25.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.1

  • Series Title

    Black in White America

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brigitte Freed, Garrison, NY; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Leonard Freed; by artist, center in graphite on applied Magnum label perpendicular: =OLD#; lower center in graphite perpendicular and underlined: 1965; lower center: UNIQUE; bottom left: 1965 NEW ORLEANS, L.A. / USA. / BOOK PROJECT: "BLACK IN WHITE AMERICA"; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 8; top center: PMCF01; top right in black ink: A; top right stamped in brown ink: 30; upper center stamped in red ink: TIRAGE ARCHIVE MAGNUM PHOTOS / 2, Rue Christine, PARIS 75006 / ÉPREUVE a RENDRE / No / MAGNUM PARIS LIBRARY / PRINT TO BE RETURNED; center printed in black ink on applied Magnum label: MAGNUM / [perpendicular] 72 West 45 Street, New York 10036 / [stamped in purple ink: © Leonard Freed-Magnum] USA / Lady in New Orleans, Louisiana. / R 196-9 [crossed out in graphite]; lower center stamped in black ink: VINTAGE PRINT; lower right: © Leonard Freed-Magnum

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