Harold E. Edgerton
Death of a Light Bulb

Death of a Light Bulb

© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Death of a Light Bulb
Death of a Light Bulb
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Death of a Light Bulb
Date1936
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/16 × 18 1/2 in. (31.3 × 47 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Foundation
Object number96.938.5
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceHarold and Esther Edgerton Foundation, Boston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso: "Harold Edgerton 9101.2017/3603".

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