Stroboscopic | Photos by Gjon Mili (1941-1965)

Stroboscopic image of New York University fencing champion Arthur Tauber (left) parrying with Sol Gorlin, 1942

Choreographer Martha Graham performs her own work at Gjon Mili's studio, 1941

Dancer and actor Gene Kelly in a multiple-exposure dance sequence from the movie Cover Girl, 1944

Rope-skipping champion Gordon Hathaway in action, 1947

Drummer Gene Krupa at Gjon Mili's studio, 1941

Drummer Gene Krupa at Gjon Mili's studio, 1941

Gjon Mili, Nude Descending a Staircase, 1942

Stroboscopic image of FBI agent Del Bryce drawing his gun, 1945

Sammy Davis Jr. as "Sportin' Life" in the MGM production of Porgy and Bess, 1958

Choreographer George Balanchine watching New York City Ballet dancers rehearse in 1965

Isaac Stern playing violin at photographer Gjon Mili's studio in 1959

Multiple exposure photograph of Pablo Picasso using a small flashlight to "draw" a figure in the air in 1949