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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1996.37
People
Harold Edgerton, American (Fremont, Nebraska 1903 - 1990 Boston, Massachusetts)
Title
Pellets from Shotgun
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
n.d.
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286814

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19.6 x 24.4 cm (7 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inscribed in black ink on verso, upper left: 14. [circled]; inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: 11.812; stamped in black ink and crossed out in black ink on verso, upper right: EDGERTON GERMHAUSEN & GRIER, INC. [over] 160 BROOKLINE AVENUE, BOSTON 15 MASSACHUSETTS; inscribed in black ink on verso, center: Please return to: [over] H. Edgerton [over] M.I.T.-Rm.4-405 [over] Cambridge, Mass.; stamped in black ink with graphite inscriptions (noted in parentheses) on verso, lower right: ©19 Estate of [over] (11.809) HAROLD E. EDGERTON; typed in black ink on paper taped to verso: Shot from a shot gun. The pattern of the shot and the distribution [over] and position of the wads are evident.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
P1996.37
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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