Spanish Wake, from "W. Eugene Smith. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs" / Eugene W. Smith
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.299
- Title
- Spanish Wake, from "W. Eugene Smith. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs"
- Artist
- Eugene W. Smith
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1918-1978
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1951; printed 1977
- Credit Line
- Gift of Maxine and Lawrence K. Snider
- Inscription
- signed recto in ink, lower right on mount "W. Eugene Smith" / portfolio label on mount verso
- Dimensions
- 32.86 cm x 21.11 cm (12 15/16 in. x 8 5/16 in.)
- Physical Description
- A group of women all wearing black with their heads covered in black mourning a man in a suit laying down. His hands are crossed over his body and he has a beard.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- groups of people
- kinship groups
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- social groups
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3565 x 2434
- File Size
- 167 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.299
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.299/2013_2.299.jpg
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"Spanish Wake, from "W. Eugene Smith. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs"; Eugene W. Smith." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.299/2013_2.299.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 01, 2024.