Tomoko in Her Bath, Minamata, Japan
Date1972
Artist
W. Eugene Smith
American photographer and photojournalist, 1918–1978
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 7 13/16 × 12 7/8 in. (19.8 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and contributions, 1976
Object number1976-14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextA socially committed documentary photographer, Smith spent three years documenting the effects of industrial mercury poisoning on the people of the Japanese village of Minamata. This image of a mother bathing her daughter is among the most iconic photographs of this series.
