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Berenice Abbott
Bouncing Ballcirca 1940, printed circa 1940

Not on view
Black and white stroboscopic photograph of a bouncing ball, showing a long descending arc and four successively smaller parabolic bounces against a black background

Berenice Abbott, Bouncing Ball, circa 1940, printed circa 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Berenice Abbott
Title
Bouncing Ball
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1940, printed circa 1940
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (29.85 × 26.04 cm) Primary support: 11 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (29.85 × 26.04 cm) Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 1/8 in. (50.96 × 40.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Berenice Abbott / Masters / Getty Images

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