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Portrait of a Boy

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Nicholson, Peter
Date made: 1979
Materials: laser transmission; film
Measurements: 17 in x 20 in
Classification: holograms

Red portrait (bust shot) of a boy wearing large glasses, taken from a low angle so that it appears as though his head is tilted back; interference fringe patterns are visible on the boy.


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MOH-1993.47.HOL111