Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, 1903-1990
Artist Overview
Artist name:Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
Works of Art: 176


Garden Hose, 1933

Garden Hose, 1933




Tennis Impact, 1935

Batter at Fenway Park, 1936

Tumbler Pigeon, 1936

Ralph Guldahl, 1938

Mary Lou Edgerton, 1938



Automobile Hitting Water, 1938

Bromwich Serving, 1938

Tennis Swing, 1938

Indian Club Streak, 1939


Bat in Flight, 1939

Lawn Sprinkler, circa 1939



Card Shuffle, 1940


Girl with Birds, 1940




Back Dive, Multiflash, 1954

Ping Pong, Multiflash, 1955





Ouch! Archer, 1934


Fighting Finches, 1936

Milk Drop Coronet, 1936


Paper Mill Worker, 1937


Propeller Cavitation, 1938



Child Running, 1939


Girl Shot from Canon, 1940

Pete Desjardin Diving, 1940

Tumblers, Multiflash, 1942

Aerial View of M.I.T., 1945

Gussie Moran Serving, 1949

Moving Skip Rope, 1952

Dancer, Multiflash, 1952

Atomic Bomb Explosion, 1952


Bullet through Balloon, 1959

Gus Solomons Dancing, 1960

Bullet through Plexiglas, 1962

Water from a Faucet, 1932

Hammer Breaking Glass, 1933


Antique Gun Firing, 1936

Death of a Light Bulb / .30-Caliber Bullet, circa 1936

Bullet Splash Formation, 1938


Football Kick, 1938






Boy with Flying Bat, before 1980

Virginia Wolfender, mid-late 1900s

Mrs. Lawrence J. Webster with Hummingbirds, mid-late 1900s

.30 Caliber Bullet through Rubber, mid-late 1900s

Downward Beat of Dove's Wings, mid-late 1900s

Shell Piercing Wall, mid-late 1900s

Bullet with Ruler for Scale, mid-late 1900s

Woman with Soap Bubble and Pencil, mid-late 1900s

Baseball Bat Swing with Ball, mid-late 1900s

Henry P. McCarthy Executing an Indian Club Routine, mid-late 1900s

Form of a Free Falling Drop, mid-late 1900s

Henry P. McCarthy Executing an Indian Club Routine, mid-late 1900s

Bird being Hit by Badminton Racket, Just Before Impact, mid-late 1900s

Birth of a Bubble, A Drama of Surface Tension in Ten Scenes, mid-late 1900s

Water Ballet from Underwater, mid-late 1900s

Insect in Flight, mid-late 1900s

Pelton Water Wheel in Motion, circa 1947

Can of Water after Bullet has Penetrated, mid-late 1900s

Baseball Shattering Glass, mid-late 1900s

Water Ballet Formation, mid-late 1900s

Ray Ramsay Riding Two Horses, mid-late 1900s

Gymnasts on Stage, mid-late 1900s

Ship Propeller Studies, mid-late 1900s

Motocyclist Riding Through Flames, mid-late 1900s

Golf Ball Bouncing, mid-late 1900s

Water Cascading, mid-late 1900s

Sue Appleton, Back Dive, mid-late 1900s

Boy Playing with Ball, mid-late 1900s

American Airlines Flagship Indiana, mid-late 1900s

Automobile Hitting Board, mid-late 1900s

Golf Club Striking Golf Ball, High Speed Movie Sequence, mid-late 1900s

Man Throwing Baseball, Multi-flash, mid-late 1900s

The Diver, Pete Desjardin, mid-late 1900s

Pelton Water Wheel Generator, mid-late 1900s

Soap Bubble with Helium Gas, mid-late 1900s


Pole Vault, Boston Garden, mid-late 1900s

Bullet Goes Through a Wire, mid-late 1900s


.22 Caliber Bullet with Shock Waves, mid-late 1900s

Bullet Through Paper, mid-late 1900s

Water with Cooling or Impacted Object, mid-late 1900s

Bullet, Schlieren Photograph, mid-late 1900s

Dynamic Cap Explosion, mid-late 1900s

Water Running onto Paint Can, mid-late 1900s

Fan Blade Vortex, 1973

Fighting Finches, mid-late 1900s

M.O. Shutter Explosion, mid-late 1900s

Hammer Breaking Glass, 1933

Exhibitions: 29
Celka Straughn, curator
Michael Williams, curator
John Pultz, curator