Untitled (Minamata Bay)

© W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos

Untitled (Minamata Bay)

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Untitled (Minamata Bay),

1971

W. Eugene Smith, 1918–1978; born Wichita, KS; died Tucson, AZ; active New York, NY and Tucson
2019-116

Information

Title
Untitled (Minamata Bay)
Dates

1971

Maker
W. Eugene Smith
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16 × 24.1 cm (6 5/16 × 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 16.5 × 24.5 cm (6 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-116
Place Depicted

Asia, Japan, Minamata

Inscription
in graphite, on verso center: R437 | 20A
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped in black on verso, center: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE | REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF | W. EUGENE SMITH Stamped in black on verso, center: TAKESHI ISHIKAWA | ARCHIVE TOKYO [in rectangle]
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
bays (bodies of water), fish, photojournalism

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

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