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American infantryman Terry Moore holding his BAR rifle while crouching behind rocks as he assesses his attack path towards his objective, the coastal town of Yonaburu
Creator
W. Eugene SmithAmerican Photographer · 1918–1978
All works by this person →W. Eugene Smith's interest in photography grew out of a boyhood passion for airplanes. His mother, herself an amateur photographer, suggested he make his own photographs of planes rather than borrow money from her to buy photos by mail. Thus began a prolific career that spanned five decades; Smith is said to have made at least twenty thousand negatives in one three-year period alone. Reacting to S
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- May 22, 1945
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 5bdff0cf-5a36-4b0c-aa83-0c45e8afd896
View of PrivateTerry Moore crouched behind trees and large rocks. He holds his Browning automatic rifle, or "BAR", upright in both hands as he looks out over the landscape around him.
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