W EUGENE SMITH (1918 1978) Weary but watchful Maude sits by

Sale 2583 - Lot 144

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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)
Weary but watchful, Maude sits by as mother dozes, from the Nurse Midwife photo essay in LIFE magazine. Silver print, the image measuring 13 3/8x10 1/2 inches (34x26.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with a lengthy inscription by Smiths' studio assistant Leslie Teicholz, in pencil, on verso. 1951

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From Smith to his studio assistant Leslie Teicholz; from the Estate of Evelyne Z. Daitz, New York.

Smith's series "Nurse Midwife" was published in LIFE magazine December 3, 1951.