Plate Number 310. Putting the shot

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence capturing the movement of a person throwing an object. The image presents a grid layout composed of numerous smaller frames, each depicting a sequential moment in the action of throwing. The subject is frozen in various stages of the throw in each frame, from the initial preparation to the follow-through. This collection of images likely serves to dissect the mechanics of the throw, demonstrating detailed attention to the posture and kinetics involved in the action. The backdrop appears neutral with a gridded wall, perhaps used as a reference for measuring motion.

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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. 310 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.295


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