Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 Framing:Custom Black Frame through both the contradictions and

through both the contradictions and unexpected continuities of the gathered materials

Julius Blank

Halsman produced reportage and covers for most major American magazines

from battlefield violence to the gentle pleasures of peace

from inhabiting sleepy suburbia in America and Norway

Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 Framing:Custom Black Frame through both the contradictions andLeonard Freeds photograph depicts a New York police officer seated in a gym, his ankle revolver still strapped in place. The close framing on the weapon juxtaposed with the setting of exercise and routine reminds us that the realities of danger and preparedness extended far beyond the street. Part of Freeds seminal project Police Work (197279), the image reflects his interest in the psychological burden of policing during a turbulent decade marked by