MIT Museum

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Foster, Michael
Date made: circa 1975
Materials: white light transmission; plastic
Measurements: 6 in x 8 3/4 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Large magnifying glass, with handle at right in foreground; earth and another planet (moon ?) are in background; earth becomes magnified when viewer's angle places earth behind the magnifying glass; excellent simulation of movement; rainbow-colored image.

Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1975.15