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Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Artist

WA-00026954

Printmaking

Representation

None documented

17

Institutional Exhibitions

89

Works in Collection

128

Assets Indexed

0

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0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ475733 ULAN500014767

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Once Invisible

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Sense of Abstraction

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Then and Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Abstraction in Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

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The Exact Instant

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1681
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Harold Eugene Edgerton was an American electrical engineer and photographer who pioneered the stroboscopic flash, a technology that enabled the capture of high-speed motion invisible to the human eye. Working from MIT, where he spent most of his career, Edgerton developed ultra-short duration electronic flashes that revealed the mechanics of movement across disciplines from ballistics to athletics to fluid dynamics. His photographs transformed the technical image into an aesthetic object, presenting bullets in flight, milk splashes, and hummingbird wings with formal precision and unexpected beauty. The work bridged experimental physics and visual art, establishing new possibilities for how light could be weaponized as an instrument of discovery.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Printmaking

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (89)

Golf Club and Ball

Golf Club and Ball

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24.4 × 19.5 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1985 · Color instant print (Polaroid Polacolor)

3 3/8 × 4 1/2" (8.6 × 11.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Owl Landing #2

1974 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 24 × 19 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.5 × 21.4 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Owl

1974 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 24 × 19 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.5 × 21.4 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet through Balloons

Bullet through Balloons

1973 · Gelatin silver print

29.2 × 48.1 cm (11 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet through Candle Flame

Bullet through Candle Flame

1973 · Dye imbibition print

46.3 × 30.9 cm (18 1/4 × 12 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet Through Air

Bullet Through Air

1971 · Gelatin silver print

7 5/8 × 9 3/8" (19.4 × 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Owl

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.4 × 24.4 cm (7 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.5 × 25.4 cm (8 1/8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pigeon Released

Pigeon Released

1965 · Dye imbibition print

36 × 45.7 cm (14 3/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pole Vault

1964 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24.3 × 19.5 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.5 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet through Banana

Bullet through Banana

1964 · Dye imbibition print

36.1 × 41.2 cm (14 1/4 × 16 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cutting the Card Quickly!

Cutting the Card Quickly!

1964 · Dye imbibition print

36.1 × 46 cm (14 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shooting the Apple

Shooting the Apple

1964 · Dye imbibition print

35.7 × 45.8 cm (14 1/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet Thru Jack

Bullet Thru Jack

1964 · Chromogenic print

Image: 37.9 × 48.3 cm (14 15/16 × 19 1/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.7 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Moscow Circus

1963 · Dye imbibition print

36 × 45.5 cm (14 3/16 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bouncing Ball Bearing

Bouncing Ball Bearing

1962 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 7 11/16" (24.3 × 19.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bullet through Banana

1960 · dye diffusion transfer process color print

Image: 36.1 x 41.2 cm (14 3/16 x 16 1/4 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 46.2 cm (16 x 18 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gus Solomons

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 44.7 × 35.8 cm (17 5/8 × 14 1/8 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bullet Through Jack of Hearts

Bullet Through Jack of Hearts

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 36.1 × 46.3 cm (14 1/4 × 18 1/4 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cranberry Juice into Milk

Cranberry Juice into Milk

1960 · Dye imbibition print

40.5 × 35.7 cm (16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Milk Drop Coronet

Milk Drop Coronet

1957 · Dye imbibition print

46.5 × 33.9 cm (18 5/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Milk Drop Coronet

Milk Drop Coronet

1957 · Dye imbibition print

Image: 46.7 × 33.9 cm (18 7/16 × 13 3/8 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 40.4 cm (20 × 15 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Milk Drop Coronet

Milk Drop Coronet

1957 · Dye transfer print, printed 1963

9 3/4 × 7 7/8" (24.8 × 20 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dynamite Cap

1956 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24.1 × 19.5 cm (9 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.7 cm (10 × 8 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

89 published of 120 catalogued · 112 with image

Art Institute Chicago
53 published53 img
MoMA
31 publishedof 62 catalogued59 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Tennis Ball Impact
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portfolio of Ten Dye Transfer Photographs
1938 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Formation of a Drop
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Harold Edgerton: Ten Photographs
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bullet through Banana
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

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Cranberry Juice into Milk (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cranberry Juice into Milk (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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