Harold E. Edgerton
Flying Fish

Flying Fish

© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Flying Fish
Flying Fish
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Flying Fish
Date1940
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 8 9/16 in. (27.9 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Foundation
Object number96.870
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceHarold and Esther Edgerton Foundation, Boston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is the artist's stamp in blue ink, verso: "H.E. Edgerton M.I.T. 4-405 Cambridge, Mass.". Stamp in black ink: "copyright 19 Estate of Harold E. Edgerton 11058". In pencil, verso: "11,058".

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