W. Eugene Smith 1951 the Spinner Limited Edition Hand Pulled Dust Grain Photogravure

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W. Eugene Smith
American, 1918–1978

Called a fanatic of his craft and, often, "troublesome" by his editors, photographer and photojournalist … more W. Eugene Smith
American, 1918–1978

Called a fanatic of his craft and, often, "troublesome" by his editors, photographer and photojournalist W. Eugene Smith demanded such perfection of his images that he destroyed most of his early work. He began taking pictures at age 14, initially of airplanes, exploring an interest in aeronautical engineering. Smith went on to study photography at Notre Dame, followed by a job at Newsweek in 1937 (which he was fired from upon refusing to use a medium-format camera.) Smith liked the freedom of smaller cameras, which was particularly important in his combat photography during WWII, where he worked as diligent war correspondent—once hitchhiking 1200 miles to rush deliver film. Smith later helped define photojournalism through his work at Life magazine, and went on to join Magnum Magazine in 1955; he is remembered as a master both technically and in the darkroom.

Collected by major museums:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)|Centre Pompidou|Tate|Whitney Museum of American Art|The Metropolitan Museum of Art|Louisiana Museum of Art|Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)|Dallas Museum of Art|Art Institute of Chicago

In hardbound portfolio.
Image 8.4” x 12.5”
rag paper 16” x 20”
Hand numbered 205. less