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Two babies

Series TitleNurse Midwife Series
Artist W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 - 1978)
Date1951
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 7/16 × 9 7/16 inches (34.13 × 23.97 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 inches (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2155
SignedBlack circular stamp on sheet verso, center: "This authenticated photograph was in the private collection of / W. Eugene Smith at the time of his death - October 15, 1978 / Photograph by / W. EUGENE SMITH"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil" WES120" On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "NM-58-3"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "8" [inside square]; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "6-C", "LK4", "3C [?], "69-14-03"
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DescriptionTrimmed, unmounted vintage gelatin silver print of two babies lying in ababy bed with curtained window behind.
Copyright© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
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W. Eugene Smith
1951
2005.27.2151
recto overall
W. Eugene Smith
1951
2005.27.2153
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1951
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W. Eugene Smith
1951
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W. Eugene Smith
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W. Eugene Smith
1951
2005.27.2154
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