U.S. Marines blasting out a cave on Hill 382 during the Battle of Iwo Jima

Artist W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 - 1978)

Date1945; printed ca. 1955

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 9/16 inches (26.83 × 34.45 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.61.31

SignedArtist’s stamp and copyright on mount verso, center, in black ink with black and blue pen: “W. Eugene Smith / photographer photographic journalist / 821 Ave. of the Americans, New York 1, N.Y. / Tel.”, “THIS PHOTOGRAPH MY NOT BE / REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF / W. EUGENE SMITH”, “PLEASE CREDIT / COPYRIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY / BY © W. EUGENE SMITH / THIS PRINT MUST BE RETURNED”

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MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: “WES 133”; On mount verso, top, in pencil: “29” [circled]; On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: “David X Young / film / **”; On mount verso, upper right, in red pencil: “E”; On mount verso, upper right, in blue marker: “2” [circled]; On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “PF129051-222”.

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DescriptionImage of four soldiers crouched behind a large rock with plumes of smoke rising to the sky and shrapnel flying through the air. Blackened tree branches fill the landscape surrounding them.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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