Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Abbott, Berenice |
Title |
Falling Balls of Unequal Mass, 1958-1961 (from the portfolio, Retrospective, 1982) |
Date |
1958/ / |
Year Range from |
1958 |
Year Range to |
1982 |
Medium |
Gelatin silver print |
Dimensions |
H-23 W-9 inches |
Accession Number |
83.28 |
Department |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
Description |
High contrast black and white photograph capturing two falling balls of unequal mass to demonstrate the physical properties of gravity. Large ball (left) and small ball (right) falling vertically between two rulers. Falling Balls of Unequal Mass. Orignally printed 1958-1961 for the Physical Science Study Project at MIT.From the portfolio, Retrospective. 1958-1961/1982. Edition: 18/40 |
Credit line |
Lazarus Weiner |
Search Terms |
20th Century American Black and White Black and White Photography Gelatin Silver Print Gravity Photography Physics Science Woman Artist Women in Contrast |