W. Eugene Smith
The Leper, Africa

The Leper, Africa

© Estate of W. Eugene Smith

The Leper, Africa
The Leper, Africa
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Leper, Africa
Date1954
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (23.5 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (29.5 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2023.635
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceMike and Mickey Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in blue ink, mount recto, lower left below image: TO AL, WITH AN // UNDERSTANDING, // Gene Smith
Signed in blue ink, mount recto, lower right below image: W. Eugene Smith ‘54
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, upper right: the Leper – (AfRiCA).
Stamped in black, mount verso, upper center: PERSONAL EXHIBITION[sic] // RETURNABLE ON DEMAND.
Inscribed in blue ink, mount verso, upper right: Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s Africa
Inscribed in black grease pencil, verso, upper right: Set#2
Stamped in black, mount verso, upper right: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SALE OF THIS // PHOTOGRAPH LICENSES THE PURCHASER FOR // ITS ONE – TIME PUBLICATION ONLY. IT MAY // NOT BE RESOLD, RE-USED, [illegible] // SYNDICATED, AN ADDITIONAL [illegible] // BE MADE IF CREDIT LINE IS NOT [illegible] // “PHOTO BY W. EUGENE SMITH.”
Stamped in black, mount verso, center: PHOTOGRAPH BY // W. EUGENE SMITH // 134 OLD POST ROAD NORTH // CROTON ON HUDSON, // NEW YORK // CRoton 1-4890
Stamped in black, mount verso, lower center: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE // REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF // W. EUGENE SMITH
Stamped in black, mount verso, lower right: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, SALE OF THIS // PHOTOGRAPH LICENSES THE PURCHASER FOR // ITS ONE – TIME PUBLICAITON ONLY. IT MAY // NOT BE RESOLD, RE-USED, LOANED, OR // SYNDICATED, AN ADDITINOAL CHARGE WILL // BE MADE IF CREDIT LINE IS NOT GIVEN. // “PHOTO BY W. EUGENE SMITH.”
Stamped in black, mount verso, lower center: DISTRIBUTED BY MAGNUM PHOTOS, INC. // 15 W. 47th St. New York 36, N. Y.
Signed in blue ink, mount recto, lower right below image: W. Eugene Smith ‘54

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