W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby)

W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978)
Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby), 1944
Gelatin silver exhibition print, printed later; mounted to thick board, the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse.
18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm.)
sheet 20 x 16 1/4 in. (50.8 x 41.3 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the photographer's estate circa 1989

Literature
W. Eugene Smith, W. Eugene Smith: His Photographs and Notes (Aperture, 1969), n.p.
William S. Johnson, W. Eugene Smith: Master of the Photographic Essay (Aperture, 1981), p. 26