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.
Artist
W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918–1978)American, 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)
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
Not on view
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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
Stamped in black, verso, center: TAKESHI ISHIKAWA // ARCHIVE TOKYO
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