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The Gadget (Trinity Test Site, July 15, 1945)
The Gadget (Trinity Test Site, July 15, 1945)
The Gadget (Trinity Test Site, July 15, 1945)

The Gadget (Trinity Test Site, July 15, 1945)

Artist (born 1981 Colorado Springs, Colorado; lives Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date2011
Mediumgraphite and radioactive charoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 × 30 in. (55.9 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings, Pastels & Watercolors
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 2017 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC2020.9.1
DescriptionGraphite drawing of "The Gadget," (the first nuclear bomb to be exploded). The Gadget is a large spherical metal object with numerous wires, housed in a structure.
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