Plate Number 212. Dropping a broom and lifting a bucket of water

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of sequential images showing a person with a broom and a bucket. The photographs depict the individual engaging in cleaning actions, with each frame capturing different stages of the movement. The photos are presented in a grid layout against a backdrop with grid lines, emphasizing the structured progression of the images. Each image is numbered, highlighting the coherent sequence of the activity.

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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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 212 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.212


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