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From solo exhibition: Daughters of Uranium, 2019-2020
Inkjet prints on archival paper, 12” x 19”
[Los Alamos National Laboratories, Los Alamos, New Mexico]
Released in 1999 by the U.S. Department of Defense, this film and photographic archive contains over 800 photographs made by Berlyn Brixner (1911 – 2009) and his team, lead photographer of the Manhattan Project’s Trinity test (July 16, 1945).
From this archive, Kavanagh selected 32 photographs to pair with their corresponding metadata sheets.
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 | Photographic grid; 20’x6’ (x 32)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_63e22b6d31124e7c980ab557a92e0dca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,q_90/ff17e6_63e22b6d31124e7c980ab557a92e0dca~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 with Hands, to Hold | Photographic grid; 20’x6’ (x 32)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_38cefd49aca44605bcbf3f198f772e17~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,q_90/ff17e6_38cefd49aca44605bcbf3f198f772e17~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Lead 206 | Lead bricks; 8”x4”x2” (x 6)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_da8a5e8a12834e9589c88625afe48992~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.5_0.59,q_90/ff17e6_da8a5e8a12834e9589c88625afe48992~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Lead bricks)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_b9ce61f0fee24991b473ba65c03d064a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.47_0.24,q_90/ff17e6_b9ce61f0fee24991b473ba65c03d064a~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Tower at Point “0” to hold first atomic bomb)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_b32fdb31851c4788aee503f19e6490e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.5_0.4,q_90/ff17e6_b32fdb31851c4788aee503f19e6490e5~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Gadget test on tower)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_bcb4e4d9f03c4a3dbdc09c747488b3a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.49_0.24,q_90/ff17e6_bcb4e4d9f03c4a3dbdc09c747488b3a6~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Trinity test .006 sec N)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_643a5dcaf97541d7adac4383f67e82b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.49_0.23,q_90/ff17e6_643a5dcaf97541d7adac4383f67e82b8~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Trinity test 10.7 sec N)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_b06e45aaeda64dc4adaf55b7170025e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.49_0.24,q_90/ff17e6_b06e45aaeda64dc4adaf55b7170025e4~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Going in party at 1000 N)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_647876481fb6432994c3303d6d7b6017~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.5_0.24,q_90/ff17e6_647876481fb6432994c3303d6d7b6017~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Yucca plants damaged by blast)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_ee6d33c7dad94275aefec1364b68f4c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.49_0.24,q_90/ff17e6_ee6d33c7dad94275aefec1364b68f4c5~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (100 T crater area)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_805a020f0e1443cfa9897570b561b4e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.5_0.25,q_90/ff17e6_805a020f0e1443cfa9897570b561b4e7~mv2.webp)
![Daughters of Uranium [detail] Trinity Archive, 1945-1946 (Trinity camp)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff17e6_e2a00991fd8d41a9983a42792c54c92d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2400,h_1350,fp_0.47_0.25,q_90/ff17e6_e2a00991fd8d41a9983a42792c54c92d~mv2.webp)
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