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Hammer Breaks Glass Plate by Harold E. Edgerton — VisualArtsDB

Hammer Breaks Glass Plate

Hammer Breaks Glass Plate

Harold E. Edgerton

1933

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 17 5/16 x 14 1/8 in. (43.97 x 35.88 cm) (image) 19 15/16 x 16 in. (50.64 x 40.64 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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United States

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