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Tomoko and Mother, Minamata, Japan
1972 (printed 1977)20th century
191 x 327 mm (7.5 x 12.9 in.)
W. Eugene Smith, American, (1918–1978)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Printed 1977 by the artist
Marks:
Signed in ink on mount, lower right: “W. Eugene Smith”; inscribed in ink on label verso, lower left: “No. 2 of portfolio number 4”; printed on label on verso: “W. Eugene Smith: A Portfolio of Ten Photographs. A Portfolio of 10 original prints by W. Eugen Smith. A limited edition of 25 portfolios. Published July 1977 by Witkin-Berley, Ltd., 35 Sherwood Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577”
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from Witkin Gallery
Bibliography:
William S. Johnson, W. Eugene Smith: Master of the Photographic Essay (New York: Aperture, 1981), p. 214.
Credit Line:
Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991
Accession Number:
1991.30.52
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- death
- journalism - Use for the communications field concerned with the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary through the mass media, both print and electronic. [May 1996 related terms added; scope note added. February 1991 alternate term added.]
- maternity - State of being a mother; also the qualities belonging to or associated with being a mother or being pregnant. [March 1994 scope note changed; related term added; lead-in term added. June 1992 descriptor added.]
- news photographs
- photojournalism
Location
Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 191 x 327 mm (7.5 x 12.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
W. Eugene Smith, American, (1918–1978) . Tomoko and Mother, Minamata, Japan, 1972 (printed 1977). Gelatin silver print. image : 191 x 327 mm (7.5 x 12.9 in.). DAC accession number 1991.30.52. Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991.