Plate Number 324. Curling a 50-lb. dumbbell

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of still frames showing a person exercising with dumbbells. The grid layout captures the motion of lifting weights. In each panel, the person is shown at different stages of a curl movement with dumbbells, wearing minimal clothing. The sequence likely reflects an interest in studying human kinetics, as the person's form is analyzed from various angles above and to the side, showcasing muscle movement. The arrangement and documentation suggest a scientific approach to capturing movement.

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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. 324 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.309


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