Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Squash)
1938

A black and white photograph capturing a man from behind as he swings a tennis racket towards a tennis ball, with a strong focus on the action and movement of the swing. The background is a plain, light-colored wall, and the floor appears to be wooden with a dark mat lying on it. The image conveys a sense of dynamic motion and sporty activity.
A black and white photograph capturing a man from behind as he swings a tennis racket towards a tennis ball, with a strong focus on the action and movement of the swing. The background is a plain, light-colored wall, and the floor appears to be wooden with a dark mat lying on it. The image conveys a sense of dynamic motion and sporty activity.

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Date
1938

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 7/8 × 7 13/16in. (25.1 × 19.8 cm)

Accession number
96.117.82

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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