Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Hairspray)
n.d.

A close-up black and white photograph capturing the moment a spray can is being activated, dispersing a fine mist of particles diagonally across the frame. The can's label is partially visible with the word "GOLD" and the nozzle is pressed down by a finger, illustrating the action of spraying. The background is dark, highlighting the contrast of the spray against it.
A close-up black and white photograph capturing the moment a spray can is being activated, dispersing a fine mist of particles diagonally across the frame. The can's label is partially visible with the word "GOLD" and the nozzle is pressed down by a finger, illustrating the action of spraying. The background is dark, highlighting the contrast of the spray against it.

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Date
n.d.

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11in. (21.9 × 27.9 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16in. (20.6 × 25.6 cm)

Accession number
96.117.38

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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