Plate Number 521. A: Walking. B: Ascending step. C. Throwing disk. D: Using shovel. E, F. Using pick

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite of multiple photographs featuring a full-length male figure in various actions, including stepping up onto blocks, shoveling, and other movements. The individual's face is often turned away, with visible light-colored, curly or wavy hair. The figure is unclothed, and the images are in black and white. The subject is holding a long object, possibly a tool or bat, in some frames. The background is dark with minimal details, emphasizing the figure's movements.

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Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

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Inscriptions

printed, across bottom underneath image: Animal Locomotion. Plate 521 / Copyright 1887, by Eadweard Muybridge. All rights reserved.

Wikidata ID

Q64147037

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