photograph of B.F. Skinner in his Indiana University laboratory
Date: circa 1947
Inventory Number: 1999-1-0085
Classification: Photograph
Subject:
Associate Name: B. F. Skinner (1904 - 1990)
Associate Name: Indiana University (founded 1920)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
22.9 x 30.7 x 0.1 cm (9 x 12 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
photograph and envelope: 20.3 x 25.3 x 0.1 cm (8 x 9 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Material:
Accessories: in envelope; stored in cardboard box with photographs related to Psychology Dept.
Description:
A black and white photograph made with very high contrast. Skinner is sitting on a chair by a wooden table. On the table is one of his experimental boxes (black), with a white pigeon inside.
Skinner is wearingn a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, a tie, and lab overalls. He is not wearing eyeglasses.
Photograph taken at his laboratory in Indiana University, where he was chair of the Psychology Department between 1945 and 1948, before his appointment at Harvard.
Skinner is wearingn a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, a tie, and lab overalls. He is not wearing eyeglasses.
Photograph taken at his laboratory in Indiana University, where he was chair of the Psychology Department between 1945 and 1948, before his appointment at Harvard.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksStored in flat gray box labeled Psychology & Hunt Photographs
ProvenanceFrom the B.F. Skinner Foundation.
