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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.464
People
Leonard Freed, American (Brooklyn, New York 1929 - 2006 Garrison, New York)
Title
The “shooting gallery.” The police pulled out the illegal wiring connected to the street lights, smashed windows. The officer said, “All we do is inconvenience them, destroy some drugs. Nothing changes
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1976
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/349577

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
16.1 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, black ink: DRUG RAID, 1979

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private collection, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Copyright
© Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.464
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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