Israel

1962

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows part of two individuals. In the foreground, a shirtless man is visible, though only his upper torso and arms are shown, extending out of the frame. He is holding the hand of someone off-camera. Slightly behind him and to the right, a woman is partially visible, from her upper torso to her head. She stands with one arm on her hip and is smiling, looking in the direction of the camera. She has long hair tied back and is wearing a sleeveless top. On her left wrist, she wears a watch. The background consists of a clear sky and an open outdoor setting, with some indistinct figures in the distance, suggesting a spacious environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.8 × 37.9 cm (10 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.37

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: 1962; center on applied Magnum label: =OLD #; lower center: UNIQUE / 1962 ISRAEL; top left stamped in purple ink: MD. 9.8.2.; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Israel; center printed in black ink on applied Magnum label: MAGNUM / [perpendicular] 72 West 45 Street, New York, New York 10036 / [stamped in black ink: LEONARD FREED] Israel / on the vegetable fields of the farm / Neot Hakikar in the Dead Sea Area close / to the Jordanian border. / photo from the book: Leonard Freed / "Isaac the son of Abraham, Jacob the / son of Isaac".; lower center stamped in black ink: VINTAGE PRINT; lower right: © Leonard Freed-Magnum

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