Monday, December 30, 2019

Cool Moment Of The Day

Here is a pretty cool moment. I just became Facebook friends with W. Eugene Smith's son, Kevin Eugene Smith.

He is the brother of the little boy and girl (Juanita and Pat) in one of the most famous photos ever made a photo his dad took of him and his sister as W. Eugene Smith was recovering from WWII battle injuries.

Time Magazine Story On The Photo

"The Walk to Paradise Garden, by W. Eugene Smith, 1946 (included in the "Family of Man" exhibition)

Here is Kevin's write up about his dads famous picture. from his twitter feed. Lets give the world peace and love as the Smith father and son wanted!!

"The most famous photo ever of children was "The Walk to Paradise Garden" by my dad W. Eugene Smith, the first photo he made in 1946 after he was blown up on Okinawa during World War II. The point was to show children at peace. Let's give it to them, okay???" Kevin Eugene Smith