PROOF:
The Intersection of Science, Art, and Photography

February 26 – May 17, 2014


Chronophotograph of a Man Jumping, c. 1890

Chronophotograph of a Man Jumping, c. 1890

DEMENY, Georges (1850-1917) and MAREY, Etienne-Jules (1830-1904)

Chronophotograph of a Man Jumping, c. 1890

Gelatin silver chloride print

Print and image size: 2 3/16 x 3 13/16 inches

"Analyse chronophotographique du saut en longueur de pied ferme”

and 143 in blue pencil in period hand on print verso.

(P1694GD)


Proboscis of Zone Fly, c. 1870

Proboscis of Zone Fly, c. 1870

 

WOODWARD, Joseph (1833-1884)

Proboscis of Zone Fly, c. 1870

Albumen print

Image size: 6 x 6 inches

Mount size: 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

War Department, Surgeon General’s Office, Army Medical Museum stamp.

Proboscis of Zone Fly in pen, Magnified 40 diameters by unlegible name,

Photo-Microgaphic Negative No 450, new series, by J. J. Woodward, Asst. Surg.,

U.S.A., by order of the Surgeon General, typed and hand written in pen on mount recto.

"1683.07" and "750" in pencil on mount verso.

(P1731JW)


Undetermined Circumstances, Cardiopulmonary System (from Fragile series), 2010

Undetermined Circumstances, Cardiopulmonary System (from Fragile series), 2010

 

DALLAPORTA, Raphaël (b. 1980)

Undetermined Circumstances, Cardiopulmonary System (from Fragile series), 2010

Dye transfer print, printed 2012

Image size: 17 1/2 x 14 inches

Print size: 20 x 16 inches

Edition: 2/3

Signed, titled and editioned in pencil on print verso.

(P1729RD)


Forest Plant (Juglandees/nut tree), c. 1867

Forest Plant (Juglandees/nut tree), c. 1867

 

de GAYFFIER, Eugene Charles

Forest Plant (Juglandees/nut tree), c. 1867

Heliogravure, Poitevin process

Image and paper size: 10 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches

(P1701EG)

Reproduced in:

"Herbier Forestier de la France 1868-1873"


Nuclear Fission - Splitting of U-235 Atom, 1939

Nuclear Fission - Splitting of U-235 Atom, 1939

 

goro, Fritz (1901-1986)

Nuclear Fission - Splitting of U-235 Atom, 1939

Gelatin silver print, printed 1961

Image size: 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

LIFE Science Library stamps, credit stamp, printing notes in red pencil

and random notes and numbers in pen and pencil on print verso.

(P1713FG)

Reproduced in:

LIFE, April 24, 1939 pg. 52

LIFE, August 20, 1945 pg. 89

LIFE Science Library – Energy, 1973 pg. 166


Lacrosse Player, 1939

Lacrosse Player, 1939

 

eDGERTON, Harold (1903-1990)

Lacrosse Player, 1939

Gelatin silver print, printed 1977-88

Print size: 10 3/4 x 14 inches

Image size: 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches

Signed with "87.0122" and "44" in pencil in another hand on print verso.

(P1698HE)


Photographie Lunaire, Pole Sud, Schickhard – Gassendi, 1894-1909

Photographie Lunaire, Pole Sud, Schickhard – Gassendi, 1894-1909

 

LOEWY, Moritz (1833-1907) And PUSSIEUX, Pierre-Henri (1855-1928)

Photographie Lunaire, Pole Sud, Schickhard – Gassendi, 1894-1909

Heliogravure print, printed 1896-1910

Paper size: 31 x 23 1/2 inches

Image size: 22 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches

(P1714LP)

Reproduced in:

L’Atlas Photographique de la lune, 1896-1910


Sunburned #636 (Mojave), 2013

Sunburned #636 (Mojave), 2013

 

MCCAW, Chris (b. 1971)

Sunburned #636 (Mojave), 2013

Unique gelatin silver print, printed 2013

Frame: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

Signed, titled and dated in pencil on frame verso.

(P1734CM)



Grand Telescope De Meudon (Amas d’etoiles d’ Hercule), 1897

Grand Telescope De Meudon (Amas d’etoiles d’ Hercule), 1897

 

RABOURDIN, Louis

Grand Telescope De Meudon (Amas d’etoiles d’ Hercule), 1897

Gelatin silver print

Print size: 11 x 9 inches

Mount size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Label typed and mounted above image with Grand Telescope de Meudon

opening of 1 m, focal distance of 3m all typed.

Lower label typed and hand written in ink, "Hercule", the AR (16h 38m, 27s),

position (53o 22':2, 1910), time and date (0h, 30m, 0s, Aug 2, 1897) and enlargement (10 times).

Louis Rabourdin stamp on lower right of mount recto.

(P1692LR)


Various Rays Emitted From a Radioactive Substance Through a Slitted Screen, 1901

Various Rays Emitted From a Radioactive Substance Through a Slitted Screen, 1901

 

BECQUEREL, Antoine-Henri (1852-1908)

Various Rays Emitted From a Radioactive Substance Through a Slitted Screen, 1901

Gelatin silver print

Print size: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

“A – H – B 1901” in pencil on upper right of print recto.

(P1719AB)


Photogram of a Cross-section of a Female Torso, c. 1910

Photogram of a Cross-section of a Female Torso, c. 1910

 

Anonymous

Photogram of a Cross-section of a Female Torso, c. 1910

Cyanotype

Image size: 35 5/8 x 13 7/8 inches

(P1704AN)


Right Hand Anterier (fracture of the base), 1926

Right Hand Anterier (fracture of the base), 1926

 

Anonymous

Right Hand Anterier (fracture of the base), 1926

Gelatin silver print

Image size: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches

Mount size: 5 x 6 inches

Mounted on grey paper, stenciled 34 in X-ray.

Stamped by Paris radiologist Jeuneau Duchenecy on print recto.

Labeled in French in ink on mount verso.

(P1693JD)


Gun, c. 1950

Gun, c. 1950

 

HINE, Sheldon (1907-2002)

Gun, c. 1950

Gelatin silver print

Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 inches

Print size: 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches

"Photographed with Coaxial Illumination" typed in bottom margin of print recto.

Signed in pencil with artist's stamp on print verso.

(P1712SH)


Strobe Photograph of a Bouncing Steel Ball, c. 1958

Strobe Photograph of a Bouncing Steel Ball, c. 1958

 

ABBOTT, Berenice (1898-1991)

Strobe Photograph of a Bouncing Steel Ball, c. 1958

Gelatin silver print

Image size: 4 x 2 7/8 inches

Artist’s stamp "Original Photograph/Berenice Abbott/Abbott Village, Maine" on print verso.

(P1696BA)

Reproduced in: Berenice Abbott Photographs, 1970, p. 149

Berenice Abbott, Vol. 1 Portraits/The American Scene/Science, 2008, p. 238


Dandelion Leaves, 1895-1910

Dandelion Leaves, 1895-1910

 

DOW, Arthur Wesley (1857-1922)

Dandelion Leaves, 1895-1910

Cyanotype

Image size: 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches

(P1703AD)


Comète Morehouse, October, 1908

Comète Morehouse, October, 1908

F. QUENISSET (1872-1951)

Comète Morehouse, October, 1908

Gelatin silver print

Print size: 5 1/4 x 7 inches

Mount size: 6 x 7 3/4 inches

Signed in pen and titled on mount recto. "41" in

blue pen and titled in pencil on mount verso.

(P1709FQ)


Pleine Lune (full moon), 1905

Pleine Lune (full moon), 1905

 

F. QUENISSET (1872-1951)

Pleine Lune (full moon), 1905

Gelatin silver print

Print size: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches

Mount size: 6 x 4 1/2 inches

Mounted on grey paper, signed, titled "Photographie De La Pleine Lune",

dated “Le 14A Out 1905 a 12h 40m." and "Observatoire Astrophotographique (Nanterre)" and in ink on mount recto.

(P1710FQ)


C552G, Sodium Chloride 11x, 1959

C552G, Sodium Chloride 11x, 1959

Anonymous

C552G, Sodium Chloride 11x, 1959

Gelatin silver print

Image size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

Paper size: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

"552G" in pencil on print verso.

(P1745AN)

From: “Photograph Book VII”, Section on Crystals, testing for Columbia Southern Chemical

Corporation, Struthers Wells Corporation.


Full Moon Image #10, 1965

Full Moon Image #10, 1965

 

LIGHT, Michael (b. 1963) and MCDIVITT, James (b. 1929)

Full Moon Image #10, 1965

Digital C-print

Image size: 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches

Edition 25/50

Mounted on matt board. Signed, titled "Edward White at 17,500 MPH Over

the Gulf of Mexico Photographed by James McDivitt Gemini 4, June 3, 1965"

and dated 1999 in pen on mount verso.

(P1720ML)


C622H, 6, NH-150, Crystals in Crystallizer, 1960

C622H, 6, NH-150, Crystals in Crystallizer, 1960

Anonymous

C622H, 6, NH-150, Crystals in Crystallizer, 1960

Gelatin silver print

Image size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

Print size: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

"C622H" and "9" in pencil on print verso.

(P1746AN)

From: "Photograph Book VIII” section on Crystals C-600 to C-49",

Testing for Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Struthers Wells Corporation


Shot Perforation of the Right Ilium, 1876

Shot Perforation of the Right Ilium, 1876

 

Anonymous

Shot Perforation of the Right Ilium, 1876

Woodburytype

Image size: 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches

Mount size: 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches

Mounted on page. Text on mount recto reads: The Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion,

Part II, Vol II, Chap VII. Plate XXXVI, Shot Perforation of the Right Ilium, No 2869. Surgical section.

(P1691W)

From: "The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War" published

in six volumes between 1870-1888. Reprinted 1990-1992.


Ricin du Coq, 1857

Ricin du Coq, 1857

 

BERTSCH, Adolph (1813-1871)

Ricin du Coq, 1857

Salt print

Mount size: 14 x 11 inches

Image size: 6 1/2 inch diameter

"Ricin du Coq, (gross 1300 fs.)" in black ink, numbered 29 in upper right corner in pencil on mount recto.

(P1700AB)

From: Etudes D'Histoire Naturelle Au Microscope, a portfolio of 22 salt prints, 1857


Cornus Kousa, Dogwood Seed Head, 1920s

Cornus Kousa, Dogwood Seed Head, 1920s

 

BLOSSFELD, Karl (1865-1932)

Cornus Kousa, Dogwood Seed Head, 1920s

Photogravure

Print size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches

Image size: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches

“Dogwood Fruit 96” on lower margin on print recto.

(P1736KB)