W. Eugene Smith

United States, 1989

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Episode of Series “Phaidon art collection”.
Renowned war photographer W. Eugene Smith (1918-78) photographed the victims of war throughout his distinguished career. This is an insightful portrait of a powerful and sensitive artist who used his photographs to transmit a message against the greed, the stupidity and the intolerance that causes wars that bring cruelty and suffering to humanity.

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Credits

director

Gene Lasko

producer

Kirk Morris

production company

WES Foree

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

WQED

Duration

01:29:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1989

Appears in

Phaidon art collection

Group of items

Phaidon art collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315901

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalistic ethics

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography, Journalistic

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Children - Japan

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Spain

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Children and war

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War photographers

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area

Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Journalistic

Crafts & Visual Arts → War photographers

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Japan

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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