W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978). Self Portrait (from The Loft from Inside In), circa 1958. Gelatin silver print. 1...

Description

W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978)
Self Portrait (from The Loft from Inside In), circa 1958
Gelatin silver print
13 x 8-3/4 inches (33.0 x 22.2 cm) (image/sheet)
Photographer's Estate/Lifetime print stamp, verso.

The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver.

LITERATURE:
S. White, W. Eugene Smith: A Photographic Notebook, Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles, 1988, p. 23.

"It is difficult to separate the man, W. Eugene Smith, from his life's work. We can look at almost any of his photographs and make certain reasonable assumptions about the man. Perhaps the work reveals more than he, or we for that matter, might have wished. Looking at his photographs, we feel the weight of the world on his shoulders. The rage and pain, the emotions and sentiments expressed in the images can at times seem too emphatic for his own good -- or ours." (Stephen White, Introduction, A Photographic Notebook)


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