Bullet through Candle Flame

Portfolio TitleHarold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs

Artist Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903 - 1990)

Artist J. Kim Vandiver (American, 1903 - 1990)

Date1973

MediumDye transfer print

DimensionsOverall: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Object numberF96-25/32

Signedverso, lower right, in pencil

Edition/State/Proofed. 146/150

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DescriptionStop-action color photo of a bullet travelling through a candle flame. The movement pulls the flam slightly to the right, and disturbances can be seen in the upper section of the flame.

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