Atomic Bomb Explosion
Artist
Harold Edgerton
(American, 1903-1990)
CultureAmerican
Datebefore 1952
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 18 1/8 × 14 3/8 in. (46 × 36.5 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in. (50.6 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 26 × 22 1/16 in. (66 × 56 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in. (50.6 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 26 × 22 1/16 in. (66 × 56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation
Object number96.14.24
Not on view
DescriptionThis photograph depicts a nuclear explosion.Exhibition 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. "Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.
