Product Description

In 1955, having ended his high-profile career with "Life" magazine, W. Eugene Smith spent a year in Pittsburgh compiling nearly 16,000 photographs. Only a fragment of the work was ever seen, despite Smith's conviction that it was his greatest set of photographs. Now, in an assemblage of pictures that Smith asserted were the "synthesis of the whole", we see a portrayal not just of Pittsburgh but also of mid-20th-century America by a master photojournalist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #268575 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .55" h x 9.54" w x 11.04" l, 1.90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
Smith's attempt to record the paradoxes of city life in America...was harnessed to an enormous talent, and he wasn't far from the mark when he wrote that his essay would 'create history.'

About the Author
Sam Stephenson is a writer and research consultant at the Center for Documentary Studies. Alan Trachtenberg is Neil Grey Professor of American Studies and English Literature at Yale University.