Artist
W. Eugene Smith(American, 1918–1978)American, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima
- from the photo-essay Iwo Jima
Date1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (26.6 × 34.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (49.5 × 40.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 24 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (62 × 56.9 × 3.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (49.5 × 40.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 24 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (62 × 56.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2298
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Ezra Mack Photography on 10/13/1987.
Exhibition History"Japan Through the Eyes of W. Eugene Smith", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 1996;
"From the Printed Page: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 23-June 5, 2006.
"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "WW-6-5"
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "PERSONAL EXHIBITION PRINT / RETURNABLE ON DEMAND."
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / W. EUGENE SMITH / 134 OLD POST ROAD NORTH / CROTON ON HUDSON, / NEW YORK / CRoton 1-4890"
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE / REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF / W. EUGENE SMITH"
Stamped in black, verso of mount, in a circular design: "This authenticated photograph was in the private collection of / W. Eugene Smith at the time of his death--October 15, 1978 / Photograph by / W. Eugene Smith"
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "PERSONAL EXHIBITION PRINT / RETURNABLE ON DEMAND."
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / W. EUGENE SMITH / 134 OLD POST ROAD NORTH / CROTON ON HUDSON, / NEW YORK / CRoton 1-4890"
Stamped in black, verso of mount: "THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE / REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF / W. EUGENE SMITH"
Stamped in black, verso of mount, in a circular design: "This authenticated photograph was in the private collection of / W. Eugene Smith at the time of his death--October 15, 1978 / Photograph by / W. Eugene Smith"
The photograph is not signed.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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