Tomoko and Mother in the Bath, W. Eugene Smith

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W. Eugene Smith, Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
W. Eugene Smith, Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
W. Eugene Smith
Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
1972
W. Eugene Smith
1918–1978
Tomoko and Mother in the Bath, 1972
Portfolio/Series title: published in LIFE, 1972
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 28.5 x 47 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 1/4 x 18 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1973.0004
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Exhibition Label: "The Family in Photography," Dec-1997, Stefanie Vigil This scene of a mother bathing her severely disabled 16-year-old daughter was part of a series Smith did for "Life" magazine to document an environmental crime in Japan. A chemical production plant had regularly and knowingly discharged deadly mercury into Minimata Bay, maiming adults and causing central nervous system damage in many children, including Uemura. This image, which Smith first titled "Mother and Child," recalls pieta figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary.7