Harold Edgerton

Water Onto a Can
1934

A black and white photograph capturing water flowing from an old-fashioned tap into a metal container, with droplets of water frozen in mid-air due to the high shutter speed of the camera. The background is a worn and stained surface, adding to the rustic aesthetic of the image.
A black and white photograph capturing water flowing from an old-fashioned tap into a metal container, with droplets of water frozen in mid-air due to the high shutter speed of the camera. The background is a worn and stained surface, adding to the rustic aesthetic of the image.

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Date
1934

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm) Image: 13 × 6 1/4in. (33 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
96.117.98

Edition
Ed. 10

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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