Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Man falling into water)
c. 1940

A black and white photograph capturing a sequence of a dancer's leap, shown in multiple exposures against a dark background. The dancer appears to be moving from right to left, with the first position showing them airborne and the last position closer to the water, where a splash is visible. The dancer's motion is fluid and dynamic, conveying a sense of grace and movement.
A black and white photograph capturing a sequence of a dancer's leap, shown in multiple exposures against a dark background. The dancer appears to be moving from right to left, with the first position showing them airborne and the last position closer to the water, where a splash is visible. The dancer's motion is fluid and dynamic, conveying a sense of grace and movement.

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Date
c. 1940

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 7 5/8in. (24.3 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
96.117.55

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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