Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work
Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work

© Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos

Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work
Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work

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Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work,

1978

Leonard Freed, American, 1929–2006
2015-6753

Information

Title
Police headquarters, Art department, women tell artist what the man looked like, from the series Police Work
Dates

1978

Maker
Leonard Freed
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16.0 x 23.6 cm sheet: 20.3 x 25.2 cm
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973, in memory of Dr. Robert Curvin, Graduate School Class of 1975
Object Number
2015-6753
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription
Purple stamp on verso, center: © Leonard Freed-Magnum In blue ink on verso, center: New York City Police H. Q. / Art Dept. Women Tells / Artist what the man looked like. Inscribed on verso, uppper right: NYC 2.6.1. Inscribed on verso, upper left: LF-PW-202 / 6000 Inscribed in graphite on verso, center: FRL1978009W00006/22A
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
small arms, artists, criminals, portraits, sketches, figures (representations)

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