Harold Edgerton

Diver Pete DesJardin
1940

A black and white photograph capturing the motion of a diver in multiple stages of a dive, from the jump off the board to the entry into the water, creating a ghostly trail effect against the dark background of an indoor pool setting.
A black and white photograph capturing the motion of a diver in multiple stages of a dive, from the jump off the board to the entry into the water, creating a ghostly trail effect against the dark background of an indoor pool setting.

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Date
1940

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 8 1/8in. (25.6 × 20.6 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 7 3/4in. (24.3 × 19.7 cm)

Accession number
96.117.29

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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