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Leonard Freed — Muscle Boy, Harlem, New York, USA
Leonard Freed

Muscle Boy, Harlem, New York, USA

Leonard Freed's gelatin silver print captures a muscular figure in Harlem, New York, documenting urban life and physicality through the photographer's lens. The photograph was printed later than the original negative, allowing Freed to reinterpret the image through contemporary printing techniques. This work exemplifies documentary photography's role in capturing social reality.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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October 14, 2020

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Leonard Freed, Muscle Boy, Harlem, New York, USA

Leonard Freed's gelatin silver print captures a muscular figure in Harlem, New York, documenting urban life and physicality through the photographer's lens. The photograph was printed later than the original negative, allowing Freed to reinterpret the image through contemporary printing techniques. This work exemplifies documentary photography's role in capturing social reality.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Vintage, Monochrome, Photography, Figure, Documentary, American, Harlem, Gelatin Silver Print, Portrait, Social Realism

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