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Marmon Crankshaft

1923
Not on view
Outerbridge made this photograph as an advertisement for the Marmon automobile. Rather than photographing the car, he chose to isolate the end of the crankshaft, taking an essential part to represent the whole.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marmon Crankshaft
  • Artist: Paul Outerbridge Jr. (American, New York 1896–1959 Laguna Beach, California)
  • Date: 1923
  • Medium: Platinum print
  • Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.5 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.292
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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