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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.145
People
Leonard Freed, American (Brooklyn, New York 1929 - 2006 Garrison, New York)
Title
It was impossible to tell what had happened. Two women were lying, screaming, on the ground. The street was full of excited people. When the dust cleared we found that a man had been shot. His attacker had escaped in the confusion
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/349573

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on verso, u.r., in graphite: Leonard Freed
  • inscription: on verso, in graphite: Book Prints / Leonard Freed / Book: "Police Work" / 1978 New York City, USA. / 78-9-55-10
  • stamp and inscription: on verso: Copyright Leonard Freed - Magnum / LF-PW-052.02
  • stamp: on verso: VINTAGE PRINT

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
2013.145
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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