P1996.37: Pellets from Shotgun

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

Permissions

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