W. Eugene Smith
Dying Infant Found by American Soldiers, Saipan

Dying Infant Found by American Soldiers, Saipan

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Dying Infant Found by American Soldiers, Saipan
Dying Infant Found by American Soldiers, Saipan
ArtistAmerican, 1918–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dying Infant Found by American Soldiers, Saipan
DateJune 1944
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (23.5 × 18.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (23.5 × 18.2 cm)
Frame (outer): 17 3/8 × 14 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (44.2 × 36.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2009.1200
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"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
Marked in pencil in a circle on verso upper left: "5."
Stamped on verso center: "THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AND COPYRIGHTED / CREDIT / © W. EUGENE SMITH"

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