New York City

1963

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of a long line of people on a city sidewalk. The image features a bustling urban scene where a queue of individuals extends along the street, framed by a series of ornate iron railings leading down to a basement-level entrance. The photo captures the texture of the city's architecture with its brick buildings and classic cars lining the street in the background. The mood of the photograph suggests a sense of anticipation or patience, with various characters positioned along the sidewalk, some leaning against railings or standing naturally, contributing to the dynamic composition of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.5 × 25.1 cm (13 9/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.6

  • 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, center left in graphite perpendicular: Leonard Freed; by artist, center left in graphite perpendicular: 1963 VINTAGE PRINT; center left perpendicular: 1963 NEW YORK CITY. USA (UNEMPLOYED) / BOOK project: "BLACK IN WHITE AMERICA"; bottom left partially erased printing notes perpendicular; by unknown hand, upper center in black ink on applied label: 55; upper center stamped in black ink perpendicular: MAGNUM / [P]HOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK. / [by unknown hand in graphite: 18683 [crossed out] 19161 [crossed out] 23224] / [L]OG REF: [by unknown hand in graphite crossed out: 10761 15878 21557] / TO BE RETURNED. [by unknown hand in graphite crossed out: 22524]; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 34822; upper right in black ink: UNEMPLOYMEN[T]; center right in blue ink inverted: 73308; center in graphite crossed out in black ink perpendicular: 0157-29; center in black ink perpendicular: 63-7-35-29; center stamped in purple ink crossed out in black ink perpendicular: LEONARD FREED / Burg. Roëllstraat 209 / AMSTERDAM-W. (HOLLAND) / TELEF. 13 47 23; center right stamped in black ink perpendicular: Photograph By / Leonard Freed / © 1969 MAGNUM PHOTOS / 72 West 45th Street, N.Y.C. 10036

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