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Artist/Maker
Leonard Freed
(American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1975
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/8 × 9 in. (15.5 × 22.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18 × 24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.164
Not on view
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Markings
Verso, upper left (label, printed black ink): “MAG00100707- / 437”
Verso, upper center (typed, blue ink): “THE [sic] ‘Real Kojak’… Det. Sqt. McQueen of New York. Distrib. 76/137 / In Manhattan’s Homicide Task Force they call him the “real Kojak”, he is the 36yr old Det. Sergeant Gerald Thorton McQueen of the NY Police Dept’s / Detective Bureau. Tracking down murders is a painstaking job, crimes increased / and therefor the NY Chief of Police decided to create a special task force un- / der the direction of Detective Commander Lt. Richard Gallagher and his / assistant Sgt. McQueen, with 12 other specialists. They have at their disposal an ultra sophisticated electronic tracking device, computers, lazer [sic] beams, radio / transmitters and a memory bank for locating ‘wanted criminals’. A dusted / fingerprint is photographed, put into a computer and lazer [sic] scanners, and within / seconds the corresponding identity finger print can be found from criminal / records all over the United States. This is now the age of electronic crimino- / logy, but the cop on the street is still needed and men like Sgt. McQueen may / not always find their suspect like Kojak does, but then they are real cops / facing real problems…. / Photos by Leonard FREED / MAGNUM”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “VINTAGE PRINT”
Verso, lower right (stamp, blue ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Verso, upper center (typed, blue ink): “THE [sic] ‘Real Kojak’… Det. Sqt. McQueen of New York. Distrib. 76/137 / In Manhattan’s Homicide Task Force they call him the “real Kojak”, he is the 36yr old Det. Sergeant Gerald Thorton McQueen of the NY Police Dept’s / Detective Bureau. Tracking down murders is a painstaking job, crimes increased / and therefor the NY Chief of Police decided to create a special task force un- / der the direction of Detective Commander Lt. Richard Gallagher and his / assistant Sgt. McQueen, with 12 other specialists. They have at their disposal an ultra sophisticated electronic tracking device, computers, lazer [sic] beams, radio / transmitters and a memory bank for locating ‘wanted criminals’. A dusted / fingerprint is photographed, put into a computer and lazer [sic] scanners, and within / seconds the corresponding identity finger print can be found from criminal / records all over the United States. This is now the age of electronic crimino- / logy, but the cop on the street is still needed and men like Sgt. McQueen may / not always find their suspect like Kojak does, but then they are real cops / facing real problems…. / Photos by Leonard FREED / MAGNUM”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “VINTAGE PRINT”
Verso, lower right (stamp, blue ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Verso, lower center (stamp, black ink): “© Leonard Freed-Magnum”
Inscribed
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [written sideways] "LFPW-305"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [written sideways] "3500-"
Verso, center left (pencil): “1975”
Verso, center (black ink): “MANHAttAN HOMICIDe TASK FORCe Detectives WRite up / their RepoRts At the sceNe of the MURDeR of 2 / PoLiceMeN iN Lower MANHAttAN.” [sic]
Verso, lower right center (pencil): “USA ."
Verso, lower right (blue ink): “75-19.19/23”
Verso, lower right (black marker): "NYC 2.6.1"
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): [written sideways] "3500-"
Verso, center left (pencil): “1975”
Verso, center (black ink): “MANHAttAN HOMICIDe TASK FORCe Detectives WRite up / their RepoRts At the sceNe of the MURDeR of 2 / PoLiceMeN iN Lower MANHAttAN.” [sic]
Verso, lower right center (pencil): “USA ."
Verso, lower right (blue ink): “75-19.19/23”
Verso, lower right (black marker): "NYC 2.6.1"
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