plate 4 from W. Eugene Smith: A Portfolio of Ten Photographs (Roslyn Heights, 1977, an edition of 25), mounted, signed in ink on the mount, a letterpress portfolio label with edition '19' and plate number in ink, on the reverse, framed, 1955, printed in 1977 (Johnson 23:174; Photographs, p. 190)

This print, on paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. There is tiny emulsion loss from the tip of the upper left corner of the print. When examined in raking light, a few tiny deposits of original retouching are visible on the print's surface. The mount has light foxing on front of the mount.
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