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New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
Fan And Smoke Vortices
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.

Fan And Smoke Vortices

Artist Harold Edgerton (American, 1903-1990)
CultureAmerican
Date1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 18 × 14 5/16 in. (45.7 × 36.4 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 25 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (64.8 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Object number96.14.19
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print depicts the effect of fans on smoke.

Label TextHarold Edgerton American (1903-1990) Fan and Smoke Vortices, 1934 Gelatin-silver print Gift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation 96.14.19 Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2000 Approved By: GLY Approval Date: 11/07/2000Exhibition History"Revealing the Unseen: The Split-Second Photography of Harold Edgerton," The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Prints and Drawings Gallery, December 1, 1996 through February 16, 1997.
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