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Squash Stroke

1938

Harold Edgerton

Associated Names

Harold Edgerton

Artist, American, 1903 - 1990

The image showcases a series of overlapping circular and semi-circular shapes created by the motion of tennis rackets. This abstract composition forms a pattern reminiscent of a fan or a peacock's tail. The multiple rackets, captured in motion, look like a series of arches or loops, suggesting the energetic swing of a tennis player. The blurred figure at the center appears to interact with the rackets, adding to the depiction of movement through sport.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Dimensions

image: 19.2 x 24.2 cm (7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 20.5 x 25.4 cm (8 1/16 x 10 in.)
Accession Number

1996.146.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Exhibition History

2016

Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right verso: Edgerton Estate stamp: all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: 12.205; lower right verso in graphite: 12.205

Wikidata ID

Q64154719

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