Plate Number 31. Walking, carrying a 75-lb. stone on right shoulder

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential frames capturing movement. The image shows multiple frames arranged in rows, depicting a figure engaged in physical activity. The background features a gridded surface emphasizing movement and changes in position from frame to frame. The photographic sequence captures the intricacies of anatomy in motion, demonstrating a methodical and scientific approach to observing human movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.4 × 30.8 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.9 × 60.4 cm (18 7/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.83

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 31 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.31

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