Atomic bomb Explosion atop a Steel Tower in Eniwetok
n.d.
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-52012
LL/46077
1 of 80
Back Dive
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11
Candace Dwan Gallery
LL/3704
2 of 80
Bullet Through Plexiglass
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 ins (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Michael Bonahan and Ricci Racela, Object number: F96-48/6
LL/81238
3 of 80
Child Running
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 ins (40.64 x 50.8 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/1
LL/81245
4 of 80
Dynamite Cap
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
10 x 8 ins (25.4 x 20.32 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/6
LL/81250
5 of 80
Fighting Finches
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 ins (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Michael Bonahan and Ricci Racela, Object number: F96-48/1
LL/81251
6 of 80
Gjon Mili, New York
n.d.
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-40372
LL/46071
7 of 80
Golf Club Strikes Ball
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 ins (20.32 x 25.4 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/5
LL/81247
8 of 80
Hammer and Broken Glass
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
17 5/16 x 14 1/16 ins (43.9738 x 35.7188 cm) (image)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Drs. Antonio S. and Luz S. Racela, Object number: F91-72/15
LL/81240
9 of 80
Hammer Breaks Glass Plate
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 ins (40.64 x 50.8 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/11
LL/81246
10 of 80
Mile Runners
n.d.
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
13 ¥ x 10 7/8 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (50 / 76)
LL/22454 [Further details available]
11 of 80
Mosquito tries to sting
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (49 / 73)
LL/18545 [Further details available]
12 of 80
Moving Skip Rope
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
9 x 11 ins (22.86 x 27.94 cm)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/3
LL/81237
13 of 80
Pitcher
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
9 3/8 × 12 3/4 ins (23.81 × 32.39 cm) (image)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.1324
LL/81486
14 of 80
Pole Vaulter
n.d.
Dye transfer print
15 7/8 x 12 7/8 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 185)
LL/27897 [Further details available]
15 of 80
Smoke Vortex/Fan
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 ins (40.64 x 50.8 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Drs. Antonio S. and Luz S. Racela, Object number: F96-49/5
LL/81253
16 of 80
Trapeze Artists
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 171)
LL/27872 [Further details available]
17 of 80
Tumblers
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 ins (50.8 x 40.64 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/20
LL/81243
18 of 80
Two Fencers Multiflash
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
11 x 14
Candace Dwan Gallery
LL/3736
19 of 80
Unititled [Night at Stonehenge]
n.d.
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-44001
LL/46075
20 of 80
Untitled [Schlieren photograph of a bullet]
n.d.
Colour image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-73006
LL/46074
21 of 80
Water From Faucet
n.d.
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 ins (40.64 x 50.8 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Drs. Antonio S. and Luz S. Racela, Object number: F96-49/2
LL/81249
22 of 80
Untitled (Golf-Close-up)
1930
Gelatin silver print
4.9 x 7
Galerie Zur Stockeregg
LL/4465
23 of 80
Impact of a squash racket and ball
1930s
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
25 x 19.6 cm (25.6 x 20.2 cm)
Lempertz - Cologne
Auction 1021, November 26, 2013, Lot: 133
LL/52126
24 of 80
Squash swing ("Miss Workman")
1930s
Silver print
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 8-10, 2014, #2370, Lot 392)
LL/57032
25 of 80
Water from a faucet
1932
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-32001
LL/46078
26 of 80
The Turtledove
1933
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
18.5 x 18.5 cm
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Courtesy of Bassenge, Berlin (Photography, Dec 2, 2009, Sale: 94, Lot: 4177)
LL/33534 [Further details available]
27 of 80
Fighting Finches
1936
Gelatin silver print
45,5 × 36,5 cm (50,5 × 40,7 cm) (17 ? × 14 ? ins (19 ? × 16 ins))
Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH - Berlin
Auction 263, Photography, 30 November 2016, Lot 2029R
LL/70694
28 of 80
Firing an Antique (1878) Revolver
1936
Gelatin silver print
Various sizes
Location and source information requested
© Harold & Esther Edgerton Foundation, 2009. Courtesy Palm Press, Inc.
LL/33273 [Further details available]
29 of 80
Tennis Swing
1937 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 in.
Archive Farms
The Patrick Montgomery Collection, Object No. 2012.158
LL/112372
30 of 80
Golf Drive by Densmore Shute
1938
Gelatin silver print
10 1/4 x 10 1/4 ins (26.04 x 26.04 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.1325
LL/81487
31 of 80
Swirls and Eddys of a Tennis Stroke
1938 (taken) 1970s (print)
Gelatin silver print
12 7/8 x 17 7/8 ins (32.7 x 45.4 cm) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York
19 October 2017 auction, Art of Storytelling, Lot: 87
LL/77797
32 of 80
Football Kick
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1938 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61016 [Further details available]
33 of 80
Football Kick
1939
Dye transfer print
h: 16.6 x w: 14 in / h: 42.2 x w: 35.6 cm
Etherton Gallery
LL/22152 [Further details available]
34 of 80
Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke
1939
Gelatin silver print
8 1/2 x 12 ins (21.59 x 30.48 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.1319
LL/81485
35 of 80
Bouncing Ball
1939 (ca, taken) 1970s (mid-late, taken)
Silver print
8 1/2 x 12 3/4 ins (21.5 x 32.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, "Important Photograms & Photobooks", Dec 9, 2010, #2233, Lot 161)
LL/42111 [Further details available]
36 of 80
Untitled (Marie-Louise)
1940 (ca)
C-print
33.1 x 25.6 cm
Galerie Priska Pasquer
LL/1688
37 of 80
Tumblers
1942
Gelatin silver print
44,7 × 35,4 cm (50,5 × 40,7 cm) (17 ? × 13 ? ins (19 ? × 16 ins))
Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH - Berlin
Auction 263, Photography, 30 November 2016, Lot 2030R
LL/70695
38 of 80
Aerial night photography, Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England, UK)
1944
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-SC-02835
LL/46076 [Further details available]
39 of 80
Baton in Action
1948
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 20.6 cm
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin
© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Courtesy Palm Press, Inc., Image courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center.
LL/39164
40 of 80
Stiff pole vault
1949
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery
LL/2651
41 of 80
Jenny Tuckey Forehand Drive (Jeni Cecil)
1949 (taken) 1980s (print)
Gelatin silver print
9 5/8 x 12 7/8 ins (24.4 x 32.7 cm) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York
19 October 2017 auction, Art of Storytelling, Lot: 88
LL/77798
42 of 80
Milk drop
1950s
Gelatin silver print, cropped
24.2 x 19.3 cm (image) 25.5 x 20.5 cm (mat)
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Van Ham - Contemporary Photographs, Literature on Photography (June 10, 2011) Lot: 1056
LL/43901 [Further details available]
43 of 80
Milk drop
1950s
Gelatin silver print, cropped
24.2 x 19.3 cm (image) 25.5 x 20.5 cm (mat)
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Van Ham - Contemporary Photographs, Literature on Photography (June 10, 2011) Lot: 1056
LL/43902 [Further details available]
44 of 80
Milk drop
1950s
Gelatin silver print, cropped
24.2 x 19.3 cm (image) 25.5 x 20.5 cm (mat)
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Van Ham - Contemporary Photographs, Literature on Photography (June 10, 2011) Lot: 1056
LL/43903 [Further details available]
45 of 80
Milk drop
1950s
Gelatin silver print, cropped
24.2 x 19.3 cm (image) 25.5 x 20.5 cm (mat)
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Van Ham - Contemporary Photographs, Literature on Photography (June 10, 2011) Lot: 1056
LL/43904 [Further details available]
46 of 80
Double drops
1950s-1960s (early, taken) 1984-1985 (print)
Cibachrome print
8 x 11 1/2 ins (20.3 x 29.2 cm) (image) 11 x 14 ins (27.9 x 35.5 cm) (sheet)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, "Important Photograms & Photobooks", Dec 9, 2010, #2233, Lot 160)
LL/42110 [Further details available]
47 of 80
Atomic Bomb Explosion, Nevada Proving Grounds
1952
Photographs
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
LL/74680 [Further details available]
48 of 80
Moving skip rope
1952
Gelatin silver print
9 x 11
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery
LL/2655
49 of 80
Tennis Serve
1952
Gelatin silver print
11 1/4 x 9 3/4 ins (28.58 x 24.77 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.1317
LL/81484
50 of 80
Atomic Bomb Explosion
1952 (or earlier)
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 ins (50.8 x 40.64 cm) (overall)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Object number: F96-25/2
LL/81248
51 of 80
Baton Twirling
1953 (taken) 1980-1981 (print)
Gelatin silver print
17 x 14 1/2 ins (43.2 x 36.8 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Sale 2257 Lot 223
LL/44353 [Further details available]
52 of 80
Back dive, multi-flash
1954
Gelatin silver print
10 x 8
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery
LL/2678
53 of 80
Swirls and Eddies of a Squash Stroke, (Jack Summer, coach)
1954
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery
LL/2679
54 of 80
Diver
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1955 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61017 [Further details available]
55 of 80
Milk Drop Coronet
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1957 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61018 [Further details available]
56 of 80
Cranberry Juice into Milk
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1960 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61019 [Further details available]
57 of 80
Moscow Circus
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1963 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61020 [Further details available]
58 of 80
Cutting the Card Quickly
1964
Dye transfer print
7 x 10 in a 14 x 18 mat
Afterimage Gallery
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-NC-64003
LL/1428
59 of 80
,30 Bullet Piercing an Apple
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1964 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61022 [Further details available]
60 of 80
Bullet through Banana
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1964 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61021 [Further details available]
61 of 80
Bullet through Banana
1964 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
14x18 in (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Feb 7, 2008, #2135, Lot 155)
LL/27141 [Further details available]
62 of 80
Cutting the Card Quickly!
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1964 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61023 [Further details available]
63 of 80
22, Swift through cardboard
1965
Gelatin silver print
18 x 22
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery
LL/2652
64 of 80
Owl
1965
Gelatin silver print
Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH - Berlin
Auction 271, 31 May 2017, Lot: 2023
LL/76533
65 of 80
Pigeon Released
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1965 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61024 [Further details available]
66 of 80
Pigeon Released
1965 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Bassenge Photography Auctions
1 June 2016, Photographs, Lot 4191
LL/67254 [Further details available]
67 of 80
Schlieren photograph of shock waves in the air produced by a .22 caliber bullet
1970 (likely)
Black and white image
MIT Museum
The Edgerton Digital Collections (EDC) project - Mit Museum number: HEE-SC-07693
LL/46073
68 of 80
Bullet Through Flame
1973
Dye-transfer print
18 x 12 in (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction May 20, 2010, Sale 2215 Lot 441)
LL/37188 [Further details available]
69 of 80
Bullet through Candle Flame (with Kim Vandiver)
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1973 (taken) 1985 (print)
Dye transfer print
Etherton Gallery
LL/61025 [Further details available]
70 of 80
Mile Runners, back
n.d.
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
13 ¥ x 10 7/8 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (50 / 76)
LL/22455 [Further details available]
71 of 80
Book cover for Harold Edgerton & James Killian Flash! Ultra High Speed Photography, Second edition (Boston: Charles T. Brandord, 1954)
1954
Book cover
Amazon - USA
LL/48974
72 of 80
Book cover for Harold E. Edgerton & James R. Killian Jr. Moments of Vision: The Stroboscopic Revolution in Photography (The MIT Press, 1984)
1984
Book cover
Amazon - USA
LL/48975
73 of 80
Open portfolio for Harold Edgerton, 1985,Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, (Mittleton, Massachusetts: Palm Press, Inc.)
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1985
Portfolio
Etherton Gallery
LL/61013
74 of 80
Photograph list for the portfolio by Harold Edgerton, 1985,Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, (Mittleton, Massachusetts: Palm Press, Inc.)
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1985
Photograph list
Etherton Gallery
LL/61015
75 of 80
Portfolio cover for Harold Edgerton, 1985,Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, (Mittleton, Massachusetts: Palm Press, Inc.)
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1985
Portfolio cover
Etherton Gallery
LL/61012
76 of 80
Title page for the portfolio by Harold Edgerton, 1985,Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, (Mittleton, Massachusetts: Palm Press, Inc.)
[Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs (portfolio)]
1985
Title page
Etherton Gallery
LL/61014
77 of 80
Book cover for Jussim, Estelle & Kayafas, Gus Stopping Time : The Photographs of Harold Edgerton (Harry N. Abrams, 1987)
1987
Book cover
Amazon - USA
LL/48976
78 of 80
Book cover for Roger Bruce Seeing the Unseen: Dr. Harold E. Edgerton and the Wonders of Strobe Alley (The MIT Press / George Eastman House, 1994)
1994
Book cover
Amazon - USA
LL/48977
79 of 80
CD-ROM Cover for Exploring the Art and Science of Stopping Time: A CD-ROM Based on the Life and Work of Harold E. Edgerton (The MIT Press, 2000)
2000
CD-ROM cover
Amazon - USA
LL/48978
80 of 80
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