Object Details
- Photograph by
- Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1963; printed 1998
- Object number
- 2009.10.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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)
- Place captured
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Barbershops
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Hair
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.10.10
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc20440c-c120-4aaa-b74e-d1a05588fd8d
