Mr. Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography 1960s African Americans New York City Conceptual "Starting in the early 1950s

"Starting in the early 1950s I asked every famous or important person I photographed to jump for me

Brigitte Freed

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An iconic photograph of historic importance the original gelatin silver press print is 8" x 10" -- with Burt Glinn's embossed stamp in left margin on recto (front of photo) and magnum stamps on verso (back)

Haas's copyright stamp is on verso (back of photo)

Mr. Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography 1960s African Americans New York City Conceptual "Starting in the early 1950sThe gelatin silver print is from the Freed estate, stamped verso (photo back) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow of photographer). The image captures African American life in Harlem in the 1960s. Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14 x 11 black and white photograph from the photographer's book Black in White America (p . 107). Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his work demonstrated humanitarian