W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist.[1] He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay."[2] His major photo essays include World War II photographs, the visual stories of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife, the clinic of Albert Schweitzer in French Equatorial Africa, the city of Pittsburgh, and the pollution which damaged the health of the residents of Minamata in Japan.[3] His 1948 series, Country Doctor, photographed for Life, is now recognized as "the first extended editorial photo story".[2]
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W. Eugene Smith | |
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Born | William Eugene Smith (1918-12-30)December 30, 1918 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | October 15, 1978(1978-10-15) (aged 59) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Occupation | Photojournalist |
Years active | 1934–1978 |
Spouse |
Aileen Mioko (m. 1971) |
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