Bullet Through Plexiglass
Photograph
1962 (made), 1970-1989 (printed)
1962 (made), 1970-1989 (printed)
| Artist/Maker |
Photograph by Harold Edgerton, Harold Edgerton, 'Bullet Through Plexiglass' 1962
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Bullet Through Plexiglass (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | Photograph by Harold Edgerton, Harold Edgerton, 'Bullet Through Plexiglass' 1962 |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Cameraless Photography
Harold Edgerton (1903–90)
Bullet Through Plexiglass
1962, printed 1970-1989
44 x 37cm
Museum no. E.579-1997
Given by the Edgerton Family Foundation
Edgerton was an electrical engineer who invented the strobe light. He used it mostly to capture rapid motion with camera-made photographs that recorded his experiments. Here, however, the exposure of less than one microsecond was made directly onto a sheet of film. It records the silhouette of the bullet shattering the Plexiglass, shockwaves and hot gasses, and marks where Plexiglass shards punctured the film. |
| Credit line | Given by the Edgerton Family Foundation |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.579-1997 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2009 |
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