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A Man of Mercy

Artist W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 - 1978)
Date1954
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 3/8 × 13 1/2 inches (23.81 × 34.29 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 7/8 inches (50.8 × 40.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.270
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: “(10/6199)”; On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: “Sch 32”; On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “PF64522”.
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DescriptionImage of several men balancing a large rock above a hole in the ground using narrow boards.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
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