
Football Kick - Wesley E. Fesler
A pioneering work by Harold Eugene Edgerton, this gelatin silver print captures the dynamic motion of a football kick by Wesley E. Fesler through Edgerton's revolutionary stroboscopic photography technique. The multiple-exposure image freezes successive moments of the kick in a single frame, revealing the fluid arc of movement invisible to the naked eye. This later print exemplifies Edgerton's mastery in transforming scientific innovation into visually striking art, bridging the worlds of technology and aesthetic beauty.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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