[Bullet impact]

Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903-1990)

Date

1950s-1970s
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 7/16 x 9 in.
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 10 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. in graphite: 11.884
u.r. in graphite: S [encircled]
l.r. stamp: [ensignia] © 19 Estate of \ 11.884 \ HAROLD E. EDGERTON
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kayafas, Concord, Massachusetts
Accession Number

P1991.32.2
Copyright

© Estate of Harold E. Edgerton, courtesy Palm Press, Inc.

The Medium and Its Metaphors

March 3–September 2, 2012

This exhibition spans the history of photography, pairing photographs from the Carter’s collection with important metaphors from the same time period that were used to describe the medium’s unique qualities.

Location: Off view

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