A community group accuses a precinct of maltreating a suspect, New York City

1979

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a black and white photograph of a protest scene in front of a police precinct. The image shows a moment outside the 10th Precinct, as seen from the sign above the entrance. In the foreground, a large handmade banner displays "CHELSEA UNITED AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY." The banner is held up by two individuals behind police barricades marked with "POLICE LINE" and "DO NOT CROSS." The setting appears urban, and the building's architectural features suggest a governmental or institutional location. The photograph conveys activism and social consciousness, indicating a community organized in response to issues related to police conduct.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.2 × 30 cm (7 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Freed, Leonard. Police Work. New York, 1980: p. 96.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in graphite: Leonard Freed; by artist, center right in graphite circled: 5; lower left inverted: 104/18; lower left: UNIQUE; lower center: Original / 1979 NEW YORK City, USA- photo for the Book: "Police work" by Leonard / Freed / page 96; lower right: #159; bottom right in black ink: 79-7-104/18; on recto, by unknown hand, top right in red pencil: 96; center left: 5 3/16"; cropping notes along left edge; on verso, lower center stamped in black ink: VINTAGE PRINT; lower right: © Leonard Freed-Magnum

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