Tomoko and Mother in the Bath is a black-and-white photograph taken in 1971 by American photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, showing Ryoko Kamimura bathing her daughter Tomoko, who was born severely disabled by Minamata disease, a form of mercury poisoning caused by industrial pollution in the Japanese city of Minamata. Published in Life magazine on June 2, 1972, it became internationally famous and dramatically raised awareness of the disease and its victims' fight for recognition and compensation. The photograph is commonly known by the earlier title Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath, a name that originated in a misreading of the family's surname, Kamimura.
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The photograph was finally taken on a chilly afternoon in December 1971
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The black-and-white photo depicts a mother cradling her severely deformed, naked daughter in a traditional Japanese bathroom
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Tomoko and Mother in the Bath is a photograph taken by American photojournalist W.
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Tomoko and Mother in the Bath is a photograph taken by American photojournalist W. Eugene Smith in 1971.
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Tomoko and Mother in the Bath is a photograph taken by American photojournalist W.
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