Stickball, Little Italy by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Street Photography New York City 1950s British stamped "vintage" by the Freed

stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of print)

Photo-respiration 1998 Yura #340

A city hydrant spraying water offers the children relief from the sun’s heat

The artist has an esteemed reputation both at home and abroad

Stickball, Little Italy by Leonard Freed, Black-and-White Street Photography New York City 1950s British stamped "vintage" by the FreedStickball by Leonard Freed captures children playing the all American game of baseball in the streets of Little Italy 1950s New York City. American photographer Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling, as a "concerned photographer" whose work demonstrated humanitarian concerns among his subjects of personal interest. Stickball, 1954 is a 19" x 13" limited edition of 5 archival pigment print, signed and annotated by the Freed estate (back of photo).