SMITH W EUGENE (1918 1978) Alert Soldier Saipan

Sale 2385 - Lot 226

Price Realized: $ 13,750

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500

SMITH, W. EUGENE (1918-1978)
"Alert Soldier, Saipan." Silver print, 13x10 5/8 inches (33x27 cm.), with the "This authenticated photograph by W. Eugene Smith was in his private collection at his death-october 15, 1978" hand stamp on mount verso. 1944

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Angelo S. Klonis joined the Army in order to gain citizenship, and ended up as one of the faces of World War II. Smith's iconic portraits of him have appeared on book covers, magazines, and a postage stamp.