Harold Edgerton Art
American, 1903-1990
Harold Eugene “Doc” Edgerton was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Edgerton was a pioneer in using short duration electronic flash in photography, capturing such events as balloons at different stages of bursting; bullets impacting apples, bananas, and playing cards; and the surfaces of various liquids in motion. He created many striking images illuminating phenomena occurring too fast for the naked eye to see which now are housed in art museums worldwide.to
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Pole Vaulter, David Tork, color photograph by Harold Edgerton
By Harold Edgerton
Located in New York, NY
Pole Vaulter, David Tork, color photograph by Harold Edgerton
This photo is from the "Seeing the Unseen" portfolio of twelve photographs. This work is numbered 10 from the edition o...
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1960s Harold Edgerton Art
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Dye Transfer
Pole Vaulter, David Tork
By Harold Edgerton
Located in New York, NY
Pole Vaulter, David Tork
1964/1967
Signed and numbered, verso
Dye transfer print (Edition of 60)
13.75 x 10.75 inches (34.9 x 27.3 cm), image
Contact ga...
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