United States
• 1929
- 2006
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Born 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, Leonard Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards. Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely, photographing African Americans in America (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights movement made him famous, but he also produced photo essays on New York (Harlem), the Italians (Italy), and Germany.
Leonard Freed died in 2006.
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What is Leonard Freed’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Journalistic Photos, Social Realism, Spiral Group
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1929