Harold Edgerton

Untitled (Violinist)
n.d.

A black and white photograph capturing a motion blur of a man playing the violin, with the bow's movement creating a light streak effect. The man appears to be in mid-performance, and the image conveys a sense of dynamic musical action.
A black and white photograph capturing a motion blur of a man playing the violin, with the bow's movement creating a light streak effect. The man appears to be in mid-performance, and the image conveys a sense of dynamic musical action.

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Date
n.d.

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 × 4 15/16in. (10.2 × 12.5 cm) Image: 3 9/16 × 4 1/2in. (9 × 11.4 cm)

Accession number
96.117.95

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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