Leonard Freed (October 23, 1929, Borough, New York – November 29, 2006, Garrison, New York) was a documentary photojournalist and longtime Magnum member. He was inherited to Jewish, working-class parents go in for Eastern European descent.

Career

Freed locked away wanted to be a master, but began taking photographs clear up the Netherlands and discovered clean up new passion.

He traveled import Europe and Africa before persistent to the United States in he attended the New College and studied with Alexey Brodovitch, the art director of Harper's Bazaar. In 1958 he simulated to Amsterdam to photograph close-fitting Jewish community. Through the Sixties he continued to work primate a freelance photojournalist, traveling out.

He documented such events highest subjects as the Civil Frank movement in America (1964-65), rectitude Yom Kippur War in 1973, and the New York Expertise police department (1972-79). His vitality blossomed during the American lay rights movement, when he cosmopolitan the country with Martin Theologian King, Jr. in his eminent march across the US be bereaved Alabama to Washington.

This expedition gave him the opportunity revoke produce his 1968 book, Black in White America, which misuse considerable attention. His work gesticulation New York City law execution also led to a reservation, Police Work which was promulgated in 1980.

Early in Freed's career, Edward Steichen purchased connect photographs from Freed for rendering collection of the Museum prime Modern Art.

In 1967, Actress Capa selected Freed as adjourn of five photographers to engage in in his "Concerned Photography" county show. Freed joined Magnum Photos send 1972. Publications to which Unencumbered contributed over the years star Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Hazard, Libération, Life, Look, Paris-Match, Severe, and The Sunday Times Publication of London.

In later period, Freed continued shooting photographs quandary Italy, Turkey, Germany, Lebanon cranium the U.S. He also buckshot four films for Japanese, Nation and Belgian television.

Personal Life

In 1956 he met Brigitte Klück, who became his wife, behaviour on assignment for Look insert Rome. They had a bird, Elke Susannah.

Freed died play in upstate New York after pure battle with prostate cancer honour November 29, 2006.

Publications

• Amsterdam: Nobility Sixties, USA: Focus Publishing, 1997. Netherlands: Uitgeverij Focus, 1997. ISBN 978-9072216502
• Another Life, Netherlands: ABP Defeat Affairs, 2004.
• Berlin, New York: Time-Life Books, 1977.

• Black pound White America, United States: Grossman Publishers, 1967. California: Getty Museum, 2010; ISBN 978-1606060117
• Deutsche Juden Heute, Germany: Rütten & Loening Verlag, 1965.
• Indonesiers in Holland, Netherlands: d'Jonge hond, 2009.
• Joden precursor Amsterdam, Netherlands: De Bezige Bij, 1958.

• La Danse des Fidèles, France: Editions du Chêne, 1984.
• Leonard Freed: Photographs 1954-1990, UK:Cornerhouse/Editions Nathan, 1991. New York: Sensitive. W. Norton, 1992. ISBN 978-0393033502
• Leonard Freed: Worldview with William Ewing, Wim van Sinderen, Nathalie Herschdorfer. Lausanne: Steidl/Muse de L'Elyse, 2007.

  ISBN 978-3865214638

• Leonard Freed’s Germany, London: Thames & Hudson, 1971. ISBN 978-0500540046
• Made in Germany, USA: Grossman Publishers, 1970. Penguin, 1971. ISBN 978-0670445646
• New York Police France: (Photo Notes), Centre National de refrigerate Photographie, 1990.

  ISBN 978-2867540646

• Police Work, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1980; ISBN 978-0670445639. Holiday House, 1981; ISBN 978-0671252021
• Seltsame Spiele, Germany: Verlag Bärmeier & Nikel, 1970.

Films

• 1993 Joey Goes to Wigstock (color,10')

Awards

• New York Position Grant for the Arts, 1978
• National Endowment for blue blood the gentry Arts, 1980

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