The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957–1965 Rob Sheffield compiled from thirty-six hours of

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The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957–1965 Rob Sheffield compiled from thirty-six hours ofBy: Sam Stephenson W. Eugene Smith Foreword Robin D. G. Kelley Reissue of an acclaimed collection of images from photographer W. Eugene Smiths time in a New York City loft among jazz musicians. In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York Citys wholesale flower district. The loft was the late