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Bullet Through Bulb

Artist Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903 - 1990)
Date1936
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Object numberF96-25/18
Signedverso, lower center, in pencil
Edition/State/Proofed. 25/125
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionStop-action photo of a bullet shattering through a light bulb from right to left.
Copyright© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
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