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Football Kick, Harold E. Edgerton, 1934
Harold Eugene Edgerton, portraitHarold Eugene EdgertonAmerican, 1903–1990

Football Kick

1934 · Photograph

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Football Kick” now? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G368, Minneapolis. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

RoomG368

Closed· opens at 11:00 AM

On public display.

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About the work

Harold Edgerton, inventor of the strobe light, was a path-breaking scientist and photographer. He held dozens of patents relating to his inventions in strobe technology and applied these high-powered repeatable flash devices to his photography practice.

The sharp stillness of this photograph of a boot making contact with a football, with its high-contrast lighting and resulting shadowy background, heightens the drama of a crucial point in the game.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Details

Accession number
96.149.9

In the catalog

PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryUnited States

Sources

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — ©The Harold & Esther Edgerton Foundation, 2001, Courtesy of Palm Press, Inc.

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