Tag Archives: W. Eugene Smith

Food, the Kitchen, and the Domestic Environment

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Documentary photojournalism flourished in the mid-twentieth century. Its popularity was nourished by the invention of the handheld camera, access to and improvement of photographic resources, and advances in printed media production and civilian travel. Photographers embarked on journeys to explore … Continue reading →

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Using Central Park

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Over the years Central Park has been used for many purposes: Bruce Davidson, Central Park, New York City, 1960 (2011.2005) Ernst Haas, Who has the floor? (Central Park), 1972 (79.1976) Tod Papageorge, Alice in Wonderland, 1978 (886.2000) W. Eugene Smith, Central … Continue reading →

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Long Live the Books!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

For some people, a book is a prehistoric artifact that smells bad (if you have ever wondered why they smell) and that has quickly been replaced by anonymous and insipid screens. For others, books still hold an important space whereas … Continue reading →

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What’s the Point?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Pointing fingers is rude. W. Eugene Smith, British actor, playwright, and composer, Noel Coward, 1949 In western cultural codes and etiquette, we are taught not to point fingers at people, as it is unacceptable. Quite naturally, being pointed at is … Continue reading →

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Fated Bonds

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Herbert Mason Great Dome of St. Paul’s cathedral surrounding by burning city of London during major incendiary bomb attack by Nazis, 1940–41 Robert Capa [British surgical unit working in an operating room set up in a church, Maiori, Italy], September … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

Malick Sidibé, Mère et Enfants, ca.1975/2003 Chim (David Seymour), [Mother nursing a baby while listening to political speech, near Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain], late April/early May 1936 W. Eugene Smith, [newborn infant being presented to Alice Cooper], from Nurse Midwife, 1951 … Continue reading →

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Great Conductors V: William Steinberg

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

W. Eugene Smith, Conductor leaning toward violin section, baton gesture, from the Pittsburgh series, 1955–56 After establishing himself as a conductor in Germany, William Steinberg fled the Nazi regime in 1936, emigrating to Palestine and founding the Israel Philharmonic. It … Continue reading →

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Henri Cartier-Bresson or W. Eugene Smith?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Truman Capote, 1947 W. Eugene Smith, British actor, playwright, and composer Noel Coward, 1949 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eunuch of the imperial court of the last dynasty, Peking, 1949 W. Eugene Smith, [Newborn infant being presented to Alice Cooper], 1951 … Continue reading →

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It’s Baseball Season!

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

W. Eugene Smith, [Jano Cardillo, age 9, missing for the third strike], ca. 1940 W. Eugene Smith, [Herman Stegos, age 11, hitting a home run over the fence],  ca. 1940 W. Eugene Smith, [“Pap” Lettieri, 10, “Chinky” Leone, 10, Italo … Continue reading →

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Gene Smith’s Jazz Loft Archive

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

W. Eugene Smith, Oops Girl and daughter Shana, Loft Stairwell, ca. 1958 W. Eugene Smith, Dave Young, ca. 1960 The photographs and audio recordings that W. Eugene Smith made from 1957–65, inside 821 Sixth Ave., are the subject of a … Continue reading →

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