W. Eugene Smith
Iwazo Funaba's crippled hands, Minamata

Iwazo Funaba's crippled hands, Minamata

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Iwazo Funaba's crippled hands, Minamata
Iwazo Funaba's crippled hands, Minamata
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Iwazo Funaba's crippled hands, Minamata
Date1971
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/16 × 9 in. (16 × 22.9 cm)
 Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (17.1 × 23.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee 2021
Object number2021.83
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Takeshi Ishikawa; [Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso, center: TAKESHI ISHIKAWA // ARCHIVE TOKYO
Stamped in black, verso, center: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE // REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF // W. EUGENE SMITH
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center left: JIIP [?] R101 // [?] // 43 [circled]

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