Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Jack Kramer forehand)
1949

A black and white photograph capturing motion blur of a person swinging a rope in a circular pattern, creating a spiral light trail effect against a dark background. Four balls are also captured in mid-air with a slight motion blur. The person appears in mid-movement, with their body and limbs blurred, suggesting rapid motion. The image conveys a sense of dynamic movement and energy.
A black and white photograph capturing motion blur of a person swinging a rope in a circular pattern, creating a spiral light trail effect against a dark background. Four balls are also captured in mid-air with a slight motion blur. The person appears in mid-movement, with their body and limbs blurred, suggesting rapid motion. The image conveys a sense of dynamic movement and energy.

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Date
1949

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 20in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm) Image: 13 15/16 × 17 5/8in. (35.4 × 44.8 cm)

Accession number
96.117.45

Edition
3/10

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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