Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Owl)
1965

A black and white photograph capturing multiple exposures of a bird in flight, creating the illusion of several birds with outstretched wings against a dark background.
A black and white photograph capturing multiple exposures of a bird in flight, creating the illusion of several birds with outstretched wings against a dark background.

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Date
1965

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 11 7/8in. (24.1 × 30.2 cm)

Accession number
96.117.74

Edition
Ed. 15

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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