Harold Edgerton

Drum Majorette
1953

Black and white photograph capturing a long exposure of a Ferris wheel in motion, resulting in light trails that create a dynamic, abstract pattern against a dark background. The image is framed with a white border.
Black and white photograph capturing a long exposure of a Ferris wheel in motion, resulting in light trails that create a dynamic, abstract pattern against a dark background. The image is framed with a white border.

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Date
1953

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm) Image: 11 5/8 × 9 15/16in. (29.5 × 25.2 cm)

Accession number
96.117.5

Edition
Ed. 10

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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