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Leonard Freed

Freed sarebbe voluto diventare un pittore, ma iniziando a scattare delle foto mentre si trovava nei Paesi Bassi, scoprì una nuova passione. Prima di tornare negli Stati Uniti viaggiò in Europa e in Africa; una volta tornato a casa frequentò la The New School e studiò insieme ad Alexey Brodovitch, direttore artistico dell'Harper's Bazaar. Nel 1958 si trasferì ad Amsterdam per fotografare la comunità ebraica della città.

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Leonard Freed

Born
1929 · Brooklyn.
Died
2006
Nationality
United States
Occupation
photographer · photojournalist · journalist · documentarian
Education
The New School
Languages
English

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Freed sarebbe voluto diventare un pittore, ma iniziando a scattare delle foto mentre si trovava nei Paesi Bassi, scoprì una nuova passione. Prima di tornare negli Stati Uniti viaggiò in Europa e in Africa; una volta tornato a casa frequentò la The New School e studiò insieme ad Alexey Brodovitch, direttore artistico dell'Harper's Bazaar. Nel 1958 si trasferì ad Amsterdam per fotografare la comunità ebraica della città.

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Leonard Freed (1929–2006) was an American documentarian, journalist and photographer, among other activities. The documentarian was born in Brooklyn.

Leonard Freed studied at The New School. The documentarian was a member of Magnum Photos.

Languages used include English. Works by Leonard Freed are held at Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Photography Collection, among others.

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