Fire Hydrant, Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography African Americans 1960s Hollywood France is a contemporary color

France is a contemporary color photograph of one of the most celebrated 20th Century French actresses of film and stage

The 19" x 13" photograph on handmade Awagami Japanese paper

and In an edition of 5

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Fire Hydrant, Harlem by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Photography African Americans 1960s Hollywood France is a contemporary colorPunctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the image of Fire Hydrant, two children enjoy a blissful moment of summer in 1963. A city hydrant spraying water offers the children relief from the suns heat. They smile, as water soaks their body and collects along the street. The photo captures a moment of celebration, joy, and simplicity of childhood