W. Eugene Smith

notations in pencil and with the photographer's collection stamp, added posthumously, on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection and Guggenheim Museum exhibition labels on the reverse, 1956 (Johnson 24:001)

Robert Mann Gallery, New York, 1994

New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and traveling to 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)

Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 175 and 248 (this print)

This photograph, on double-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The image is not centered, with the upper margin measuring 2-inches and the lower margin measuring 1/2-inch. A portion of the upper margin is darker, a result of the margins not having been completely covered during exposure. On the reverse of the print, the following is written in pencil: 'AD-S-D'; 'R-8'; '24'; and '8' (boxed). The reverse of the print is soiled from handling.
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