Plate Number 50. Walking and turning around, carrying a bucket of water in left hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The sequence of photographs shows a woman in motion, captured at different stages as she appears to be walking. She is covered with a draped fabric wrap on her lower body and her upper body is exposed. Her posture shifts with each image, suggesting movement from one side to the other and back again. Her dark hair is pinned up. The clothing she wears remains consistent in positioning. In the background, there are two upright wooden barrels and a slatted wooden backdrop, suggesting an outdoor setting. She is holding an object in one of the images, while a coiled rope or similar object is seen near her feet in some frames.

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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. 50 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.50


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