Herman Leonard

*1923-2010 / United States

Solo exhibitions

Above All, Enjoy The Music

Barnett Museum of Art, Lakeland (US)
18 Jan 2025 – 5 Oct 2025
The Rhythm of Old New York

Robert Mann Gallery, New York (US)
7 Sep 2017 – 14 Oct 2017
Jazz Memories

Etherton Gallery, Tucson (US)
5 Jan 2016 – 5 Mar 2016
Jazz Giants

Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta (US)
4 May 2007 – 30 Jun 2007
Jazz Giants

A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans (US)
26 Apr 2007 – 30 Jun 2007
Jazz Giants

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
30 Nov 2006 – 13 Jan 2007
A Life With Jazz

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
4 Nov 2005 – 31 Dec 2005
Pantheon des Jazz

Museum der Moderne , Salzburg (AT)
1 Nov 2003 – 8 Dec 2003
Jazz Classics

Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe (US)
3 Oct 2003 – 15 Nov 2003

Group

FRAGILE BEAUTY

Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection

Jeu de Paume, Paris (FR)
12 Jun 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

with Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, Horst P. Horst, Peter Hujar, William Klein, An-My Le, Herbert List, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ryan McGinley …
Nouvelle Vague

French Photography from the 1950s and 1960s

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
6 Sep 2025 – 3 Jan 2026

with Lillian Bassman, Dorothy Bohm, Edouard Boubat, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Raymond Cauchetier, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, George Dambier, Robert Doisneau, Janine Niepce, Marc Riboud, Willy Ronis, Louis Stettner …
Woof Woof: The Dog in Photography

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
7 Dec 2024 – 1 Mar 2025

with Kristoffer Albrecht, Sid Avery, Dorothy Bohm, Giacomo Brunelli, Susan Burnstine, Mark Citret, John Cohen, George Dambier, John Divola, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Rene Groebli …
Fragile Beauty

Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
18 May 2024 – 5 Jan 2025

with Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Horst P. Horst, An-My Le, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tyler Mitchell, Zanele Muholi, Trevor Paglen, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Cindy Sherman …
FACE THE MUSIC

The Legacy of Music Photography

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
25 Jul 2024 – 7 Sep 2024

with David Bailey, Janette Beckman, Harry Benson, William Claxton, Patrick Demarchelier, Timothy Duffy, Greg Gorman, Nadav Kander, Daniel Kramer, Christopher Makos, Jim Marshall, Fred W. McDarrah …
MALE EDITION

The Art of Men’s Style

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
15 Jun 2023 – 29 Jul 2023

with Berenice Abbott, Ruven Afanador, Miles Aldridge, Janette Beckman, Tom Bianchi, Billy & Hells, William Claxton, Edward S. Curtis, Greg Gorman, Bob Gruen, George Hoyningen-Huene, Paul Jasmin …
From the Archives II: Rare & Sold Out Photographs

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
7 Oct 2022 – 31 Dec 2022

with Catherine Angel, Tom Baril, Keith Carter, Clark & Pougnaud, Bruce Davidson, Alain Desvergnes, John Dugdale, James Fee, David Lebe, Deborah Luster, Richard Misrach, David Plowden …
From the Archives: Rare & Sold Out Photographs

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
8 Aug 2022 – 5 Nov 2022

with Shelby Lee Adams, Zeke Berman, Julie Blackmon, Keith Carter, Linda Connor, Mario Cravo Neto, Mario Giacomelli, Nan Goldin, William Gottlieb, Eikoh Hosoe, Michael Kenna, Annie Leibovitz …
The Power of Photography

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
11 Jun 2022 – 3 Sep 2022

with Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Kristoffer Albrecht, Eve Arnold, Sid Avery, David Bailey, Bruno Barbey, Lillian Bassman, Filippo Belli, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Joel Bernstein, Samuel Bourne …
Emotions Jazz

Galerie 15 rue de Seine, Paris (FR)
15 May 2019 – 21 Jun 2019

with Herve Gloaguen
The CEG Salon

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
11 Jan 2019 – 16 Mar 2019

with Shelby Lee Adams, Kelly Anderson-Staley, Daniel Beltra, Julie Blackmon, Barbara Crane, Bruce Davidson, John Dugdale, Francesco Pergolesi
The art of sound and movement

Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach (US)
22 Feb 2017 – 18 Mar 2017

with Harry Benson, Ken Browar, William Gottlieb, Barbara Morgan, Deborah Ory, Norman Seeff
Where: The Exploration of Photographs and Place, 1843-2014

A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans (US)
23 Oct 2014 – 31 Jan 2015

with Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Shimon Attie, Dimitry Baltermants, Ernest James Bellocq, Margaret Bourke-White, Wynn Bullock, Keith Carter, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward S. Curtis, Lynn Davis …
American Cool

National Portrait Gallery, Washington (US)
7 Feb 2014 – 7 Sep 2014

with Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz
Legends of Jazz Photography

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
1 Apr 2010 – 2 Jul 2010

with William Claxton, William Gottlieb
Personal Favorites

Select Works

Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg (DE)
17 Jun 2009 – 4 Jul 2009

with Harry Callahan, John Dominis, Arthur Leipzig, Arthur Leipzig, Barbara Mensch, Inge Morath, Ruth Orkin, Ruth Orkin, Marc Riboud
The Art of Jazz

The Haydon Art Gallery, Lincoln (US)
5 Feb 1999 – 27 Feb 1999

with William Gottlieb, Patrick Hinely, Guy Le Querrec, Detlev Schilke, Michael Smith

Events

2025 Print Auction

Houston Center Photography, Houston (US)
20 Feb 2025 – 16 Mar 2025

with Nancy Burson, Robert Frank, Germán Herrera, Adam Jeppesen, Georg Krause, An-My Le, David Levinthal, Eadweard J. Muybridge, Jerry N. Uelsmann, William Wegman
art KARLSRUHE 2018

KMK Karlsruher Messe, Rheinstetten (DE)
22 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Alfons Alt, Antonius, Guido Argentini, Lillian Bassman, Nomi Baumgartl, Edward Burtynsky, Laurent Chehere, Herbert Doering-Spengler, Silvie Defraoui, Francois Delebecque, David Drebin, Elliott Erwitt …
PHOTOFAIRS San Francisco 2018

PHOTOFAIRS , San Francisco (US)
23 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Adou, Birdhead (Ji Weiyu and Song Tao), Karl Blossfeldt, Luo Bonian, Harry Callahan, Tammy Rae Carland, John Chiara, LUO Dan, Erica Deeman, CAI Dongdong, Monique Eller, Mitch Epstein …
Saving Jazz - Der Fotograf Herman Leonard und sein Archiv

arte TV, Funk & Fernsehen (DE)
1 Oct 2006
Online Photographs

Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas (US)

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Francis Bedford, Werner Bischof, Lucien Clergue, Anton Corbijn, Mario De Biasi, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Edward Weston