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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978)
Lot 349

W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978)

Calciner in Detergent Factory, from The Reign of Chemistry, Life Magazine, 1953

Closed2 April 2019

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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918–1978)
Calciner in Detergent Factory, from The Reign of Chemistry, Life Magazine, 1953
gelatin silver print, mounted on dark board
signed with stylus (recto); credited, titled 'The Reign of Chemistry', dated and annotated 'aperture' in an unknown hand in pencil and variously otherwise annotated in pencil/ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (27.3 x 34.9 cm.)
mount: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)

Christie's, New York, October 8, 1993, lot 414;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.