Plate Number 323. Lifting and letting down two 50-lb. dumbbells

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of two rows of images portraying a male figure engaging in an activity with spherical weights, likely related to exercise or calisthenics. The man performs various movements involving lifting and moving the weights in different positions and angles. His facial features are not prominently visible in the images. The man's athletic physique and short hair are noticeable. He is depicted without clothing, and the background is plain and industrial, with a grid-like pattern suggesting a studio setting.

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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. 323 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.308


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