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Atomic Bomb Explosion Before 1952

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

c. 1952, printed later

Artist:

Harold Eugene Edgerton
American, 1903–1990

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Title

Atomic Bomb Explosion Before 1952

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1947–1957

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

23 of 25

Dimensions

Image: 56 × 44.2 cm (22 1/16 × 17 7/16 in.); Paper: 60.7 × 51 cm (23 15/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Reference Number

1996.568

Extended information about this artwork

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