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W. Eugene Smith
Mad Eyes1958

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High-contrast black and white photograph, a Black child's face lit from below and emerging from near-total darkness, eyes wide and directed upward

W. Eugene Smith, Mad Eyes, 1958, 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
Mad Eyes
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1958
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (20.96 × 29.53 cm) Primary support: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (20.96 × 29.53 cm) Secondary support: 14 5/16 × 15 15/16 in. (36.35 × 40.48 cm) Mat: 18 × 22 in. (45.72 × 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kevin Eugene Smith, © the Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
Accession Number
AC1995.249.6
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith