Spanish Wake

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

Date1951

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 x 13 inches (22.23 x 33.02 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2011.76.36

Signedon front, on mount near lower right just below image, in pencil “W. Wugene Smith”

MarkingsCircular stamp on back of mount in black ink reads: in center of stamp: “Photograph by/ W. EUGENE SMITH”, around circle of stamp: “This authenticated photograph was in the private collection •W. Eugene Smith at the time of his death—October 15, 1978•”

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Descriptionimage of 6 women mourning, wearing black, kneeling next to deceased man lying on nearby bed with hands crossed.

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