Foam in Amsterdam Presents a Retrospective Containing Work by W. Eugene Smith

AMSTERDAM.- This winter, Foam presents a retrospective containing work by W. Eugene Smith (US, 1918-1978). Smith has been hailed as the founder of the photographic essay. His extensive pictorial narratives, accompanied by captions and comments, appeared in magazines such as the world-famous American periodical Life in the 1950s, the heyday of photographic journalism. Smith’s black-and-white reportages exhibit a powerful sense of involvement, dealing with subject matter that reflects his social commitment. Foam features six of his finest series, including The [...]

MOCA Receives Additional Gift from Photographer Max Yavno’s Estate

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), announced a generous gift of $435,000 from the estate of renowned Los Angeles photographer Max Yavno, nearly 25 years after his death. Yavno, who died in 1985, was an accomplished fine art and commercial photographer known for his social documentation and sensitive depiction of urban realism. In 1989, MOCA received a substantial portion of Yavno’s estate, including 183 vintage and contemporary prints and a contribution of $500,000, which was [...]

200 Photographs by W. Eugene Smith Included in Exhibition at La Lonja in Zaragoza

ZARAGOZA.- The exhibition includes over 200 images from the most emblematic series taken for Life magazine in the 1940’s and 1950’s and the projects Pittsburgh and Minamata. A full review of the series Country Doctor, Nurse Midwife, A man of Mercy and Spanish Village is made. W. Eugene Smith is one of the main figures in humanist photography and his career centred on his obsession with the truth, resulting in passionate, idealistic, sensitive and optimistic images. As a photojournalist, between [...]