2013.150: Suspects checked for possession of guns

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2013.150

People

Leonard Freed, American (Brooklyn, New York 1929 - 2006 Garrison, New York)

Title

Suspects checked for possession of guns

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1976

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/349581

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: on verso, l.l., in graphite: Leonard Freed
• inscription: on verso, in graphite: Leonard Freed / "Police Work" / 1972 New York City, USA. / A Police raid in a "shooting gallery" where drug addicts get together to shoot up -- place is a ruined bldg. taken over by addicts and pushers. Harlem, NYC.
• stamp: on verso: copyright Leonard Freed - Magnum
• stamp and inscription: on verso: VINTAGE PRINT / 72-19-49-31A
• stamp: on verso, in red ink: Photograph by Leonard Freed / Copyright Magnum Photos

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Private collection, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift

Copyright

© Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos

Accession Year

2013

Object Number

2013.150

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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