Plate Number 308. Throwing the hammer

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showcasing motion studies of a person swinging a bat-like object. The image includes a series of photographic frames arranged in two rows, capturing moments in the swinging action performed by a nude figure. The images portray a sequence of movements to analyze dynamic motion. The background consists of a plain grid pattern in the top row and outdoor elements such as foliage and structures in the bottom row. This setup, typical of early motion studies, presents a detailed breakdown of physical motion in multiple frames.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.7 × 40.9 cm (6 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 × 61.3 cm (19 1/8 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.334

  • 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. 308 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.293

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