W.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
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Untitled [night view, store front with pennants]
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Marine Drinking, Battle for Saipan
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

World War II
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

My Daughter Juanita, 1953
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Grandma Moses
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Madness
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Piper Laurie
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Street in Pittsburgh: Downhill; houses on either side; church at end of street
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Children at Colwell and Pride Streets, Hill District
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Three generations of Welsh miners
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Reign of Chemistry
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

W. Eugene Smith, New York
Arnold H. Crane American, 1932-2014

Albert Schweitzer at the Piano
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

W. Eugene Smith
Arnold H. Crane American, 1932-2014

Untitled
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

W. Eugene Smith, New York
Arnold H. Crane American, 1932-2014

Charlie Chaplin
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Charlie Chaplin, "Limelight"
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978

Jean Pearson and Raymond Massey
W. Eugene Smith American, 1918–1978