A known drug dealer shows the knife wounds he had received in pursuit of his street trading. In this district the streets are so dangerous that the police officer carries two guns and a switch-blade knife. The small opera glasses are used to watch drug dealers from a distance, New York City

Provenance

Brigitte Freed, Garrison, NY; gift to NGA, 2017.

A known drug dealer shows the knife wounds he had received in pursuit of his street trading. In this district the streets are so dangerous that the police officer carries two guns and a switch-blade knife. The small opera glasses are used to watch drug dealers from a distance, New York City

Freed, Leonard

1978

Accession Number

2017.166.22

Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 20 × 29.9 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.) | sheet: 28 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Brigitte Freed