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Harold Edgerton
Pistol Firingcirca 1939, printed later

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a pistol being fired, with visible shockwave rings radiating outward and bullet captured mid-flight

Harold Edgerton, Pistol Firing, circa 1939, printed later, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Harold Edgerton
Title
Pistol Firing
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1939, printed later
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.53 × 24.29 cm) Primary support: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.64 × 25.4 cm) Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.56 × 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Accession Number
AC1996.119.19
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.