Tag Archives: W. Eugene Smith

Long Live the Books!

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a book is a prehistoric artifact that smells bad (if you have ever wondered why they smell) and that has quickly been replaced by anonymous and insipid screens.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?

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

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!

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

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?

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!

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

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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Happy Birthday Igor

W. Eugene Smith, Igor Stravinsky, ca. 1951 Arnold Newman, Stravinsky, 1946 Cornell Capa, [Igor Stravinsky, Venice], 1951 “I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will … Continue reading

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What Should W. Eugene Smith Be Remembered For?

W. Eugene Smith, Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 W. Eugene Smith, Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima, March 1945 W. Eugene Smith, [Maude Callen examining pregnant woman in screened area in church, others waiting], … Continue reading

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