Beauty Contest, Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography of African American Fashion 1960s Iconic ***Artist’s Bio:Drawn to photography

***Artist’s Bio:Drawn to photography

In Germany (1976)

hand printed by the photographer

000 concerts and made over 100 albums

A unique print of Louise Bourgeois

Beauty Contest, Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography of African American Fashion 1960s Iconic ***Artist’s Bio:Drawn to photographyBeauty Contest, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 16" x 20" gelatin silver print, signed verso (on back) by the Freed estate. The image appears in American photographer Freed's seminal photo book Black in White America, page 106. The photograph punctuates African Americans interest in fashion and beauty during a period in Harlem of stylish hats, furs, and tailored clothing. Fashion has always been an extension of the African American community