Plate Number 361. Throwing a spear

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of sequential images capturing the motion of javelin throwing. The grid contains multiple frames showing different stages in the action. Each frame presents a moment in a continuous sequence illustrating the fluidity and mechanics of the throw. The person in the photographs is engaged in the activity, with each image depicting different poses and stages, highlighting muscle movement, balance, and the momentum of the javelin in motion. The background is a neutral indoor setting. The images collectively provide a study in human anatomy and movement.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 361 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.346


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