Harold Edgerton

Cutting the Card Quickly
1964, printed 1987

A photograph of a King of Diamonds playing card pierced by a bullet, with the bullet captured in motion on the right side of the card. The card is mounted against a dark blue background with a white border. The bullet's trajectory is marked by a blurred white line, indicating high speed.

A photograph of a King of Diamonds playing card pierced by a bullet, with the bullet captured in motion on the right side of the card. The card is mounted against a dark blue background with a white border. The bullet's trajectory is marked by a blurred white line, indicating high speed.

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Date
1964, printed 1987

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye transfer print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 × 10 15/16in. (22.9 × 27.8 cm) Image: 7 5/8 × 10in. (19.4 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
96.117.20

Edition
55/125 | 26 APs

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.

API
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