Thomas A. Edison

Artist Benjamin J. Falk (American, 1853 - 1925)

Dateca. 1905

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches (23.5 x 17.46 cm)
Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3977

InscribedCopyright "Copyright Falk, NY" In Print Stamped

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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print of Thomas Edison, 1905. On original mount. Copyright stamped in surface of print.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

In the Public Eye: Photography and Fame. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 8 - June 15, 2008, no cat.

Gallery Label

Inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) gained wide renown for a host of new technologies, including the phonograph (1877), the electric light bulb (1879), and one of the first motion-picture projectors (1896).

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