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Hammer Breaks Glass Plate

Artist Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903 - 1990)
Date1933
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 numberF96-25/11
Edition/State/Proofed. 88/90
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DescriptionStop-action photo of a hammer breaking through a plate of glass which is held by a gloved hand.
Copyright© The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
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