HAROLD EDGERTON
Vintage Photographs
October 24 - December 1, 2001
PRESS RELEASE
HAROLD EDGERTON(1903-1990) was a particularly prominent figure at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for decades. MIT was, and continues to be, a center for learning that incorporates the arts into its scientific program. Edgerton's high-speed photography opened new worlds into "seeing the unseen." As a scientist, however, his finished prints were not only interesting and illuminating, but were also beautifully composed and sensitively edited. On exhibit in the main gallery are many rare vintage prints from c.1935, in addition to numerous familiar images.