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
Not on view

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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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Problems of age
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.245
The day's first office call
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.246
Home call at 8:30 a.m. starts Ceriani's day
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.243
Amputation patient receives spinal anesthetic
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.244
Dr. Ceriani pulls dislocated elbow into place
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.242
Emergency treatment for a child kicked by a horse
W. Eugene Smith
1948, printed later
Gelatin silver print
2001.241
Dr. Ceriani examines boy with swollen eye
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.239
Dr. Ceriani with amputee Thomas Mitchell
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.240
Dr. Ceriani helps carry a patient into the hospital
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.238
Dr. Ceriani tapes broken ribs
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.237
Dr. Ceriani carries a patient from basement ward to operating room
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.235
Before the amputation, Dr. Ceriani checks the patient's blood pressure
W. Eugene Smith
1948
Gelatin silver print
2001.236