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Death of a Lightbulb/.30 Caliber Bullet by Harold Eugene Edgerton — VisualArtsDB

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Death of a Lightbulb/.30 Caliber Bullet

Death of a Lightbulb/.30 Caliber Bullet

Death of a Lightbulb/.30 Caliber Bullet

Harold Eugene Edgerton

1936

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 16 7/16 x 19 15/16 in. (41.75 x 50.64 cm) (image) 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.48 x 60.64 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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