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W. Eugene Smith Biography
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1918 |
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Born in Wichita, Kansas
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1936 |
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Studied photography at Notre Dame University in Wichita
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1937 |
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Studied with Helene Sanders at the New York Institute of Photography
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1937 |
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Began working for Newsweek
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1937 |
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Joined the Black Star agency as a freelance photographer
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1943 - 1944 |
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Worked as a war correspondent for Flying magazine
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1945 - 1947 |
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Worked for Life magazine
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1978 |
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Died in Tuscon, Arizona
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2001 - 2002
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Dream Street - W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Photographs, Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA; ICP, New York; Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
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1998 - 1999
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W. Eugene Smith, Hôtel de Sully, Paris, France; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland; Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, UK; Pallazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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1991
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W. Eugene Smith, Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France
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1974
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Let Truth Be the Prejudice, Jewish Museum, New York; American Institute of Architects Centennial Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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