An officer once said to me that he always worried about his family at home. Who, he wondered, protected them while he worked nights? It made him diligent, New York City

1978

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of two individuals in a dimly-lit stairwell. The photo shows one person near the bottom of a staircase holding an object, while the other extends an arm into the frame. The setting features patterned floor tiles and textured walls. The lighting creates contrasts and shadows, adding depth to the composition. The perspective and composition evoke a sense of urgency and suspense.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.4 × 20.6 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.34

  • Series Title

    Police Work

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Freed, Leonard. Police Work. New York, 1980: p. 29.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Leonard Freed; by artist, center in graphite perpendicular: 78-9-49/15; lower left: 1978-NEW YORK, USA / ARCHIVAL PRINT / BOOK "Police work" p. 29; lower right circled: 5; bottom center: UNIQUE; bottom right in black ink: 78-9-49/15; center left printed in black ink on applied paper perpendicular: 29. An officer once said to me that he was always worried about his family / at home. Who, he wondered, protected them while he worked / nights? It made him diligent.; lower center stamped in black ink perpendicular: 1 100; lower right stamped in red ink: © Leonard Freed-Magnum; bottom center stamped in black ink: VINTAGE PRINT

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