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Harold Edgerton

American, b, 1903

Cutting the Card Quickly!

1964
dye transfer print



See materials from the MOPA library

Artist File
Moments of Vision: The Stroboscopic Revolution in Photography (1979)
Stopping Time: The Photographs of Harold Edgerton (1987)
Photographers, Writers, and the American Scene: Visions of Passage, by James Enyeart (2002)

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Harold Edgerton: Iconic Photographs
How does high speed photography work?

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