Harold Edgerton

Bullet through Candle Flame
1973, printed 1984–90

A striking artistic photograph depicting a lit match with a vibrant flame, casting a colorful, abstract silhouette resembling a dancing figure against a red and orange backdrop.

A striking artistic photograph depicting a lit match with a vibrant flame, casting a colorful, abstract silhouette resembling a dancing figure against a red and orange backdrop.

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Date
1973, printed 1984–90

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye transfer print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 16 1/16in. (51 × 40.8 cm) Image: 18 1/4 × 12 1/4in. (46.4 × 31.1 cm)

Accession number
96.126.10

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
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Harold Edgerton
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