Heritage Auctions

Leonard Freed

(American, 1929–2006)

jerusalem, israel by leonard freed

Leonard Freed

Jerusalem, Israel, 1967

Est. 1,000–1,500 USD

naples, italy by leonard freed

Leonard Freed

Naples, Italy, 1956

Est. 1,000–1,500 USD

new york city (from police work) by leonard freed

Leonard Freed

New York City (from Police Work), 1972

Est. 1,500–2,500 USD

rome, italy, st. peter's square by leonard freed

Leonard Freed

Rome, Italy, St. Peter's Square, 1958

Est. 1,500–2,500 USD

Biography

Timeline

1929
Born in Brooklyn, USA
1953
Began taking photographs while in The Netherlands
1958
Moved to Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1961
Began working as a freelance photographer
1972
Member of Magnum Photos
1978
New York State Grant for the Arts
1980
National Endowment for the Arts
2006
Died in Garrison, USA

Exhibitions

2006
Dance of the Faithful, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA
2004
Made In Germany, Galerie Argus Fotokunst, Berlin, Germany
2003
Nude and Naked, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France
Women Wearing Only Light, Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, USA
2001
GAC Gallery, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, USA
2000
Black in White America, Lee Gallery, Winchester, USA
1999
Galerie Mistral, Montreal, Canada
Esther Woerdehoff Gallery, Paris, France
1998
Leica Gallery, New York, USA
Vision Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Desmond-Fish Library, Garrison, USA
1996
Parts Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
Benny Smith Gallery, Cold Spring, USA
Minneapolis Photographers' Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
Retrospective: The Photographs of Leonard Freed, Leica Gallery, New York, USA
1994
292 Gallery, New York, USA
Drew University, Madison, USA
1993
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy

Public Collections

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Swiss Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland
Fundación Cultural Banesto, Madrid, Spain
Riverside Museum, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Literature

2004
Another Life, ABP Public Affairs, Netherlands
1997
Amsterdam: The Sixties, Focus Publishing, USA
1991 - 1992
Leonard Freed: Photographs 1954-1990, Cornerhouse, UK/Editions Nathan, Paris/W.W. Norton & Company, USA
1990
New York Police (Photo Notes), Centre National de la Photographie, France
1984
La Danse des Fidèles, Editions du Chêne, France
1980
Police Work, Simon & Schuster, USA
1977
Berlin, Time-Life Books, New York, USA
1971
Leonard Freed’s Germany, Thames & Hudson, UK
1970
Seltsame Spiele, Verlag Bärmeier & Nikel, Germany
Made in Germany, Grossman Publishers, USA
English (US)

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