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W. Eugene Smith
Police Holding Protesters1943-1959

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Black and white photograph of three uniformed police officers restraining a person lying face-down on muddy park ground, surrounded by a dense crowd of onlookers

W. Eugene Smith, Police Holding Protesters, 1943-1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kevin Eugene Smith, © the Heirs of W. Eugene Smith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
W. Eugene Smith
Title
Police Holding Protesters
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1943-1959
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 23 × 16 11/16 in. (58.42 × 42.39 cm) Primary support: 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kevin Eugene Smith, © the Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
Accession Number
M.2000.200.22
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith