New Orleans, Louisiana

1965

Leonard Freed

Associated Names
Leonard Freed

Artist, American, 1929 - 2006

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a man standing in the middle of a wet street surrounded by parked cars. The man is posing with one leg bent and his body slightly leaned back. He has a mustache, short hair, and is wearing a light-colored jacket, dark shirt, pants, and shoes. He is holding an umbrella and a hat. Vintage cars can be seen in the background, along with houses lining the street. People with umbrellas are also visible, indicating it might be raining or had recently rained. The street looks wet with water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brigitte Freed

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 26 × 38.2 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.166.8

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: 1965; center on applied Magnum label: = OLD #; bottom center: 1965 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA / USA, / Book Project: "BLACK IN WHITE AMERICA".; bottom center: UNIQUE; by unknown hand, top right in blue ink: NS 1.13; top right stamped in brown ink and crossed out in black ink: 24; top right printed in black ink on applied barcode label: MAGNUM PHOTOS / PA-OR / E00501133; center printed in black ink on applied Magnum label: MAGNUM / [perpendicular] 72 West 45 Street, New York, New York 10036 / © Leonard Freed-Magnum / USA / dancing in the street at a Jazz fune- / ral in New Orleans. / R 271-23 [crossed out in graphite]; center stamped in purple ink partially visible: LEONARD FREED / Burg. Roëllstraat 209 / AMSTERDAM-W. (HOLLAND) / TELEF. 13 47 23; bottom center stamped in black ink: VINTAGE PRINT; bottom right: © Leonard Freed-Magnum

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