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Tomoko Uemura, a victim of mercury poisoning, is taken to the Central Pollution Board, during the Victims of the Minamata Disease versus the Chisso Chemical Plant trial. The patients demanded that the members of the Board look, touch, and hold her.

Tomoko Uemura, a victim of mercury poisoning, is taken to the Central Pollution Board, during the Victims of the Minamata Disease versus the Chisso Chemical Plant trial. The patients demanded that the members of the Board look, touch, and hold her.

© Estate of W. Eugene Smith

Tomoko Uemura, a victim of mercury poisoning, is taken to the Central Pollution Board, during the Victims of the Minamata Disease versus the Chisso Chemical Plant trial. The patients demanded that the members of the Board look, touch, and hold her.
Tomoko Uemura, a victim of mercury poisoning, is taken to the Central Pollution Board, during the Victims of the Minamata Disease versus the Chisso Chemical Plant trial. The patients demanded that the members of the Board look, touch, and hold her.
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tomoko Uemura, a victim of mercury poisoning, is taken to the Central Pollution Board, during the Victims of the Minamata Disease versus the Chisso Chemical Plant trial. The patients demanded that the members of the Board look, touch, and hold her.
  • from the series Minamata
Date1971
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (19.3 × 29.2 cm)
 Sheet: 7 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (19.3 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee 2021
Object number2021.82
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Takeshi Ishikawa; [Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso, center: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE // REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF // W. EUGENE SMITH
Stamped in black, verso, center: TAKESHI ISHIKAWA // ARCHIVE TOKYO

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W. Eugene Smith