Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Dynamite cap explosion)
1956

A black and white photograph depicting a puff of smoke or explosion mid-air against a backdrop with concentric circles, possibly a target or test range. The silhouette of a structure with a flat surface and a cylindrical object is visible in the foreground. The image has a vintage or archival quality, with visible creases and wear on the surface.
A black and white photograph depicting a puff of smoke or explosion mid-air against a backdrop with concentric circles, possibly a target or test range. The silhouette of a structure with a flat surface and a cylindrical object is visible in the foreground. The image has a vintage or archival quality, with visible creases and wear on the surface.

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Date
1956

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16in. (20.6 × 25.6 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
96.117.32

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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