Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Ball bearing and ruler)
1962

A black and white photograph capturing a stroboscopic image of a series of spheres in motion, creating a blurred effect as they descend in an arc. In the foreground, a ruler is placed horizontally, providing a scale reference. The background is dark, emphasizing the motion of the spheres.
A black and white photograph capturing a stroboscopic image of a series of spheres in motion, creating a blurred effect as they descend in an arc. In the foreground, a ruler is placed horizontally, providing a scale reference. The background is dark, emphasizing the motion of the spheres.

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Date
1962

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) Image: 7 3/4 × 9 5/8in. (19.7 × 24.4 cm)

Accession number
96.117.4

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.

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Harold Edgerton
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