The man showed his wounds from the drug wars. A few weeks later he was knifed again, from the series "Police Work"

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The man showed his wounds from the drug wars. A few weeks later he was knifed again, from the series "Police Work"
The man showed his wounds from the drug wars. A few weeks later he was knifed again, from the series "Police Work"
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1978
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 6 1/4 in. (24 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2015.12.21
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 2015: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson.
Markings Stamps: "© Leonard Freed-Magnum" on verso at center in purple ink; "VINTAGE PRINT" on verso at upper left in black ink; "© Leonard Freed-Magnum" on verso at lower left corner in black ink; "Photograph By / Leonard Freed / © MAGNUM PHOTOS, INC. / 15 West 4[6?]th Street, N.Y.C. 10036".
Published References Illustrated in Leonard Freed, POLICE WORK (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980), pl. 42.
Signature Signed "Leonard Freed" on verso in lower left corner in pencil.
Inscribed "1978 NEW YORK CITY, USA / VINTAGE PRINT" on verso at upper left in pencil; "78-9-15-34A" on verso at upper left in pencil; "7500" on verso at upper left corner in pencil; "78-9-15-34A" on verso at center in black pen; "78-9-15/34A" on verso at center in pencil; "LF-PW-039.03" on verso at lower right corner in pencil.
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