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Shock Wave by Harold Edgerton — VisualArtsDB

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Shock Wave

Shock Wave

Harold Edgerton

1959

Dimensions: 19.0500381001 Centimeters (Measurements) × 19.0500381001 Centimeters (Measurements) × 40.6400812802 Centimeters (Measurements) × 50.8001016002 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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