DAC Collection Artist Information
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American scientist and photographer
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Edgerton in widely known as the pioneer in stroboscopic photography, the technique of capturing and depicting kinetic energy and timed event in distinct steps. The images were made in a darkened room, using numerous exposures per second, making the fine details of split second motion visible for the first time. His image, "Milk Drop," which shows the crown-like form created by a drop of milk on a plate, is among his most famous.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500014767.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Harold Eugene Edgerton:
| Harold Eugene Edgerton | Untitled (tennis stroke), ca. 1951 (printed later) | Gelatin silver print |
| Harold Eugene Edgerton | Untitled (tennis stroke), ca. 1951 (printed later) | Gelatin silver print |
| Harold Eugene Edgerton | Tennis Player, ca. 1940-1950 (printed later) | Gelatin silver print |
| Harold Eugene Edgerton | Golf, ca. 1940-1950 (printed later) | Gelatin silver print |
| Harold Eugene Edgerton | Milk Drop Coronet, ca. 1936 | Gelatin silver print |
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