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Vintage licensed reproduction print of Dr. Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s photograph Bernice Dossey Riding Standing on the Saddle (1940). This dynamic image captures an acrobat performing atop a galloping horse, frozen in stroboscopic clarity.
Issued by the Science Museum, London, with their copyright stamp on the verso and pencil notation “606/78.”
Artist: Harold Edgerton (1903–1990)
Title: Bernice Dossey Riding Standing on the Saddle
Date of Original: 1940
Medium: Museum reproduction print (Science Museum, London)
Paper Size: 9.5 × 8 in.
Image Size: approx. 9 × 7 in.
Verso: Pencil notation “606/78”; Science Museum copyright stamp , pencil label by previous owner [Prof. Neal White]
Condition: Excellent vintage condition; appears rarely handled.
Notes:
This is a marvelous example of Edgerton’s unique ability to transform movement into art. By applying stroboscopic photography to an acrobatic feat, Edgerton captured the grace, balance, and spectacle of Bernice Dossey’s performance in a single unforgettable image.
Provenance: From the collection of Professor Neal M. White (1947–2024), photographer, filmmaker, and Professor Emeritus of Art, San Francisco State University.
