Hammer and Broken Glass

Artist Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903 - 1990)

Date1933

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsSheet: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Image: 17 5/16 x 14 1/16 inches (43.9738 x 35.7188 cm)

Credit LineGift of Drs. Antonio S. and Luz S. Racela

Object numberF91-72/15

SignedVerso, in pencil: Harold Edgerton

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DescriptionAgainst gray background, darker at top to lighter at bottom, left hand wearing dark glove holds corner of piece of glass (wrist at top, center). Hammer, with handle at left center and head at center, strikes glass and breaks it into pieces, radiating out from the center where the hammer struck.

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