Harold Edgerton

Home Brew
1940

A black and white photograph capturing a dynamic rodeo scene where a cowboy, dressed in traditional attire including a wide-brimmed hat, is mid-air above a bucking horse. The horse's front hooves are off the ground, and its head is turned sharply to the side. In the background, spectators can be seen watching the action, some wearing cowboy hats, indicative of a Western-themed event. The setting appears to be an arena with American flags decorating the top, suggesting a patriotic event or celebration.

A black and white photograph capturing a dynamic rodeo scene where a cowboy, dressed in traditional attire including a wide-brimmed hat, is mid-air above a bucking horse. The horse's front hooves are off the ground, and its head is turned sharply to the side. In the background, spectators can be seen watching the action, some wearing cowboy hats, indicative of a Western-themed event. The setting appears to be an arena with American flags decorating the top, suggesting a patriotic event or celebration.

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Date
1940

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 7/8 × 20in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm) Image: 21 3/8 × 18in. (54.3 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
96.117.39

Edition
23/25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.

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