Harold Edgerton

Swirls and Eddies
1939

A black and white photograph featuring a blurred image of a person in motion, creating a ghostly, multiple exposure effect. The person appears to be lying down with their arms and legs extended, and the motion blur gives the impression of rapid movement or transformation. The background is completely dark, emphasizing the figure's dynamic motion.
A black and white photograph featuring a blurred image of a person in motion, creating a ghostly, multiple exposure effect. The person appears to be lying down with their arms and legs extended, and the motion blur gives the impression of rapid movement or transformation. The background is completely dark, emphasizing the figure's dynamic motion.

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Date
1939

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm) Image: 12 15/16 × 17 15/16in. (32.9 × 45.6 cm)

Accession number
96.117.84

Edition
18/60

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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