- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1963; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.5 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Description
- A photograph of barbers and customers in a barbershop in Charleston, South Carolina, by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down between two rows of barber chairs and depicts several young barbers standing at their chairs. Most of the barbers are men but to the right of the center of the photo stands a young woman in a barber jacket. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Barbershops
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Hair
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.