Harold Edgerton

Diver
1955, printed 1984–90

Three synchronized swimmers are captured in mid-air during a dive, with their positions staggered to create a cascading effect against the backdrop of an indoor swimming pool. The first swimmer is closest to the water, followed by the second and third who are progressively higher up. The image is well-lit, highlighting the swimmers' athletic forms and the calm surface of the pool below.

Three synchronized swimmers are captured in mid-air during a dive, with their positions staggered to create a cascading effect against the backdrop of an indoor swimming pool. The first swimmer is closest to the water, followed by the second and third who are progressively higher up. The image is well-lit, highlighting the swimmers' athletic forms and the calm surface of the pool below.

Not on view

Date
1955, printed 1984–90

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye transfer print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 16 1/16in. (51.1 × 40.8 cm) Image: 18 1/4 × 13 5/8in. (46.4 × 34.6 cm)

Accession number
96.126.2

Series
Ten Dye Transfer Photographs

Edition
109/150 | 26 APs, 30 SE sets

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.

API
artworks/10928

Exhibitions

Flash: Photographs by Harold Edgerton from the Whitney's Collection

Mar 30–July 15, 2018

Harold Edgerton
122 works in the collection

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