W. Eugene Smith
By: with an essay by Jim Hughes.
Contributors: Hughes, Jim, 1937-
Series: Aperture masters of photography
Publisher: Aperture Foundation
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Smith, W. Eugene, 1918-; Documentary photography -- United States
Description: "W. Eugene Smith is the master of the photographic essay; he created essays which include some of the most dramatic and affecting single images of the twentieth century. Fiercely energetic, he made countless photographs memorable for their formal brilliance and for their compassion. This volume of Aperture's Masters of Photography series presents more than seventy of Smith's greatest photographs, selected from work created over the course of forty-five years.".

"In his introductory essay, Jim Hughes, Smith's biographer, provides an overview of Smith's life and insight into his work."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-94).