Tomoko in Her Bath, Minamata, Japan

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© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
Tomoko in Her Bath, Minamata, Japan
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Tomoko in Her Bath, Minamata, Japan

Date1972
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
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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.
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