The curator of the police museum holds a trophy out of the "romantic" epoch of gang warfare, from the series "Police Work"

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The curator of the police museum holds a trophy out of the "romantic" epoch of gang warfare, from the series "Police Work"
The curator of the police museum holds a trophy out of the "romantic" epoch of gang warfare, from the series "Police Work"
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1976
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (15.9 × 23.9 cm) Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2014.8.44
Not on view
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Provenance 2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas.
Markings Stamps: "[copyright] Leonard Freed / Magnum photos, Inc" on verso at upper right in black ink; "BOOK PRINTS" on verso at upper left in black ink; "VINTAGE PRINT" on verso at lower right in black ink; "[copyright] Leonard Freed-Magnnum" on verso at lower right in black ink.
Published References Illustrated in Leonard Freed, POLICE WORK (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980), pl. 76.
Signature Signed "Leonard Freed" on verso at lower right in pencil.
Inscribed "79-7-99-23" on verso at upper center in pencil; "POLICE WORK" on verso at upper left in red marker; "log 11 4154 / 4484 [crossed out]" on verso at upper right in pencil; "56429" on verso at upper left, upside down in pencil; "75-7-99/23" on verso at center, upside down in pencil; "Book: 'Police Work' " on verso at lower left in pencil; "4000" on verso at left side, sideways in pencil; "1979 NEW YORK CITY USA" on verso at lower left in pencil; "79-7-99-23" on verso at lower center in pencil; "LF-PW-076" on verso at lower right corner in pencil.
Photo by David Revette.
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Date: 1976
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1978
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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© Leonard Freed. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinto…
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Date: 1976
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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© Leonard Freed. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinto…
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