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Harold Edgerton
.22 caliber bullet in aircirca 1939

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Black and white photograph of a bullet in mid-flight, shown as a solid black silhouette with bow-shaped shock wave lines arcing outward on a gray background

Harold Edgerton, .22 caliber bullet in air, circa 1939, 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
.22 caliber bullet in air
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1939
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 × 6 7/16 in. (22.86 × 16.35 cm) Primary support: 10 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (26.19 × 19.05 cm) Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.56 × 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Accession Number
AC1996.119.23
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.