Action at the Rodeo
Portfolio TitleSeeing the Unseen
Artist
Harold Eugene Edgerton
(American, 1903 - 1990)
Printer
Gus Kayafas
(American, born 1947)
Date1940; printed 1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 9/16 × 9 11/16 inches (29.37 × 24.61 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 inches (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 inches (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1314
SignedSigned and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "25/60 / HAROLD EDGERTON"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "74-3-82", "P5.074.003.82"
Edition/State/Proofed. 25/60 + 10APs
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionRodeo rider suspended in mid air above a horse in motion inside a stadium ring. Spectators in cowboyhats line the inside of the performance ring. Although dark, people in stadium stands are visible in background.ProvenanceHallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1982;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Estate of Harold Edgerton
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