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Three Generations of Welsh Miners
SMITH, W. Eugene (American photojournalist. As a correspondent for Life magazine, he photographed American troops on the front-line at Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa during the Second World War. From 1947 to 1954 he worked producing photo essays for Life. He joined the Magnum photoagency in 1955 and started his vast project to document Pittsburgh. Other photo essays by Smith include Nurse Midwife, Country Doctor, Minamata and Albert Schweitzer - A Man of Mercy.)
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 29486
Creation/Production
SMITH, W. Eugene
Date: 1950
Acquisition
Purchase, 25/3/2010
Measurements
h(cm) image size:25.1
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:33.5
w(cm)
h(cm) mount:40.6
h(cm)
w(cm) mount:50.6
w(cm)
Techniques
gelatin silver print on paper
Location
Gallery 24
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