- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Signed by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Date
- 1963; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (30 x 20.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young boy taken in Harlem in 1963 by the photographer Leonard Freed. The boy photographed in right profile from the waist up. He is shirtless and has his head turned toward the camera, showing his face covered in sweat or droplets of water. His right arm is raised and flexing. In the foreground the forearm and elbow of another child is visible. Behind the children rowhouses are visible. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




