Snowflake
Wilson A. BentleyWW-1905-M082101
Catalogue
- Year
- 1905
- Dimensions
- 4 × 3" (10.1 × 7.6 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Wilson A. Bentley
Artist
Wilson A. Bentley
Photography
Wilson A. Bentley was an American photographer renowned for his systematic documentation of individual snowflakes, beginning in 1885. Working in Jericho, Vermont, he developed innovative techniques to capture photomicrographs of ice crystals before they melted, producing over 5,000 distinct images across four decades. His meticulous approach combined scientific precision with aesthetic appreciation, establishing snowflake photography as both a meteorological record and an art form. Bentley's work anticipated modern crystallography and demonstrated the infinite variation within nature's smallest geometries.
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- Wilson A. Bentley
- Year
- 1905
- Dimensions
- 4 × 3" (10.1 × 7.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1905-M082101
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified