Background
Leonard Freed was born on October 23, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He was born to Jewish, working-class parents of Eastern European descent.
(First published in 1968, Black in White America shows man...)
First published in 1968, Black in White America shows many aspects of black life in 1960s America, from political marches and rallies to children playing and splashing in the spray of a fire hydrant, from signs for colored entrances to interactions with whites. One particularly poignant image shows Martin Luther King Jr. in an open convertible being greeted by an eager crowd of admirers. Freed's captions include observations, stories about the people he met, lyrics from spirituals, and an excerpt from the "I have a dream" speech.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-White-America-Leonard-Freed/dp/1606060112/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Leonard+Freed&qid=1576158977&s=books&sr=1-1
(The American photographer Leonard Freed travelled to Germ...)
The American photographer Leonard Freed travelled to Germany for the first time in 1954. He observed the people in their social surroundings, at work, at street festivals, in public parks, in the streets and against the industrial backdrop of the Ruhr Valley. The Germany he saw was deeply scarred by the effects of war and the Nazi regime, despite the country's reconstruction, industrial development and economic success. Freed published his extensive report Made in Germany for the first time with Grossman Publishers in New York in 1970. The present reprint accompanies the exhibition of the same name at Museum Folkwang in Essen and comes with the booklet Re-Made: Reading Leonard Freed, providing extra information about Freed's approach and his times. The booklet is edited by Paul M. Farber and contains hitherto unpublished images, documents and writing by Freed, spanning his 50 years of photographing Germany.
https://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Freed-Made-Germany/dp/386930684X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Leonard+Freed&qid=1576159337&s=books&sr=1-3
(This Is the Day: The March on Washington is a stirring ph...)
This Is the Day: The March on Washington is a stirring photo-essay by photographer Leonard Freed documenting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of August 28, 1963, the historic day on which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. This book commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the historic march that ultimately led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Never before published in book form, the seventy-five photographs in this volume were chosen from among the hundreds of images that Freed made in the nation’s capitol- before, during, and after the march.
https://www.amazon.com/This-Day-Washington-Leonard-Freed/dp/1606061216/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Leonard+Freed&qid=1576159337&s=books&sr=1-4
(This book presents some 150 photos, with an introduction ...)
This book presents some 150 photos, with an introduction by curator of photography Bernadette van Woerkom.
https://www.amazon.com/After-War-Was-Over-Amsterdam/dp/9053308571/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Leonard+Freed&qid=1576159337&s=books&sr=1-5
Leonard Freed was born on October 23, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He was born to Jewish, working-class parents of Eastern European descent.
Leonard Freed had wanted to be a painter, but began taking photographs in the Netherlands and discovered a new passion. He traveled in Europe and Africa before returning to the United States where he attended The New School and studied with Alexey Brodovitch, the art director of Harper's Bazaar.
In 1958 Leonard Freed moved to Amsterdam to photograph its Jewish community. Through the 1960s he continued to work as a freelance photojournalist, traveling widely. He documented the Civil Rights Movement in America (1964–1965), the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and the New York City police department (1972–1979). His career blossomed during the American civil rights movement, when he traveled the country with Martin Luther King, Jr. in his celebrated march across the U.S. from Alabama to Washington. This journey gave him the opportunity to produce the book Black in White America (1968), which brought considerable attention. His work on New York City law enforcement also led to a book, Police Work (1980).
He joined Magnum Photos in 1972. Publications to which he contributed over the years included Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Fortune, Libération, Life, Look, Paris-Match, Stern, and The Sunday Times Magazine of London.
In later years, Leonard Freed continued photographing in Italy, Turkey, Germany, Lebanon and the U.S. He also shot four films for Japanese, Dutch and Belgian television.
Leonard Freed died in Garrison upstate New York of prostate cancer on November 29, 2006.
(First published in 1968, Black in White America shows man...)
(This Is the Day: The March on Washington is a stirring ph...)
(This book presents some 150 photos, with an introduction ...)
(The American photographer Leonard Freed travelled to Germ...)
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In 1956 Leonard Freed met Brigitte Klück, who became his wife, while on assignment for Look in Rome. They had a daughter, Elke Susannah.