W. Eugene Smith
Minamata - Tomoko and Mother

Minamata - Tomoko and Mother

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Minamata - Tomoko and Mother
Minamata - Tomoko and Mother
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Minamata - Tomoko and Mother
Date1972
PlaceMinamata, Japan
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (20.1 × 32.7 cm)
 Sheet: 7 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (20 × 32.7 cm)
 Mount: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores and the National Endowment for the Arts
Object number76.301
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[The Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Family" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston May 29 - August 6, 1989

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image on mount in pencil " Minamata - Tomoko and Mother "
bottom right below image on mount in pencil " W. Eugene Smith "

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