I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

W. Eugene Smith

Photojournalist

— December 20, 1918 - Wichita, Kansas —

W. Eugene Smith Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. W. Eugene Smith Marker

Inscription. At age 14, William Eugene Smith borrowed a camera from his mother to photograph planes and began his photography career. His celebrated work was seen in Newsweek, Life, Colliers, The New York Times and others. Smith sought to inspire viewers to act for social justice. His photographic essays included the war in the Pacific, the effects of industrial pollution on Japanese villagers, racism and Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Smith put his passion for honest photography over concerns such as art, money or personal safety.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications.

Location. 39° 7.616′ N, 94° 49.366′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1821 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gwendolyn Brooks (a few steps from this marker); Aaron Douglas (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Merrell Gage (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Clarence D. Batchelor (within shouting distance of this marker); John Steuart Curry (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Layton (within shouting distance of this marker); Damon Runyon (within shouting distance of this marker); William Allen White (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . W. Eugene Smith on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. W. Eugene Smith Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.