Death of Gus-Gus
1953
Artist, American, 1918 - 1978

Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 17 x 21.7 cm (6 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.) -
Accession
2007.131.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Art International, Switzerland; purchased 1976 by Department of Photo Archives, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C.; transfer to NGA, 2007.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, center, black inkstamp: THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AND COPYRIGHTED / CREDIT / © W. EUGENE SMITH; lower center, black inkstamp: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE / REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF / W. EUGENE SMITH; upside down at lower left, green inkstamp: PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES / 555N 32409 / NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART / WASHINGTON, D.C.; lower center, script in black ink: "Death of Gus-Gus"
Wikidata ID
Q64169862