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W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith

American, 1918

WA-00029504

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

23

Institutional Exhibitions

255

Works in Collection

304

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ551491 ULAN500014888

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

No image

Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

W. Eugene Smith Memorial

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

No image

Public Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

No image

The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

No image

Portrait Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

No image

Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

The Photo Essay

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

No image

The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

No image

50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/w-eugene-smith
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5496
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist whose black-and-white photographs documented postwar social conditions with unprecedented narrative depth and formal intensity. Working primarily for Life magazine, Smith developed a distinctive approach to the photo essay, combining rigorous compositional control with intimate access to his subjects. His extended projects on country doctors, nurses, and industrial communities established photography as a vehicle for sustained social inquiry. Smith's technical mastery and commitment to uncompromising editorial vision made him one of the most influential photographers of the mid-twentieth century.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Photography

Medium

Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (255)

Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath

Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath

1972 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/4 × 13 7/16" (20.9 × 34.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hachiman Pool

1971 · Gelatin silver print, from "Minamata"

Image: 15.3 × 21 cm (6 1/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 20 × 24.7 cm (7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Strawberry Girl

Strawberry Girl

1969 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 32.3 × 21.7 cm (12 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hospital for Special Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery

1969 · Gelatin silver print

8 7/16 × 12 3/8" (21.5 × 31.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover for self-titled album Monk

1964 · Lithograph

12 x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

1964 · Gelatin silver print

11 1/2 × 7 1/4" (29.2 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shipyard worker

Shipyard worker

1962 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image/paper: 19.1 × 28.5 cm (7 9/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Mount: 55.7 × 45.6 cm (21 15/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi, Japanese Landscape

1961 · gelatin silver print

Image: 21.5 x 32.6 cm (8 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.2 × 15.6 cm (10 3/4 × 6 3/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 22.7 cm (11 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 26 × 38.2 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.); Paper: 27.5 × 40.2 cm (10 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 39.2 × 26.2 cm (15 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 39.8 × 27.7 cm (15 11/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 23 × 38 cm (9 1/16 × 15 in.); Mount: 25.6 × 40.6 cm (10 1/8 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 24.9 × 40.4 cm (9 13/16 × 15 15/16 in.); Paper: 26 × 40.5 cm (10 1/4 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 26.2 × 38.8 cm (10 3/8 × 15 5/16 in.); Paper: 28 × 41.4 cm (11 1/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 36 × 24.3 cm (14 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 37.9 × 25.9 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image/paper: 28.6 × 21 cm (11 5/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Mount: 43.2 × 35.5 cm (17 1/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 25.1 × 37.9 cm (9 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Paper: 26.5 × 39.4 cm (10 7/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image/paper: 22 × 36.5 cm (8 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Mount: 30.1 × 44.2 cm (11 7/8 × 17 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 39 × 25.8 cm (15 3/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Paper: 39.9 × 28 cm (15 3/4 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 23.3 × 15.8 cm (9 3/16 × 6 1/4 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image/paper: 12.1 × 26.2 cm (4 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 21.8 × 29.3 cm (8 5/8 × 11 9/16 in.); Paper: 23.1 × 30.5 cm (9 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image: 21.9 × 32.2 cm (8 5/8 × 12 11/16 in.); Paper: 23.8 × 33.4 cm (9 3/8 × 13 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hitachi

1961 · Gelatin silver print, from "Hitachi"

Image/paper: 13.5 × 17.9 cm (5 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

255 published of 300 catalogued · 293 with image

Art Institute Chicago
205 published205 img
MoMA
45 publishedof 90 catalogued88 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Hitachi, Japanese Landscape
1961 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Calling for Help, Okinawa
1945 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Albert Schweitzer (Aspen, Colorado)
1949 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Untitled [night view, store front with pennants] (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled [night view, store front with pennants] (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [night view, store front with pennants] (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$800 – $1,200	Unsold