Plate Number 325. Lifting and holding two 50-lb. dumbbells

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This image consists of a series of photographs showing a man in motion performing exercises with dumbbells. The man is depicted moving from a crouched position to standing, lifting his arms in various positions. He is bald on top with short hair on the sides, has a muscular build, and is nude. The man holds dumbbells in his hands throughout the sequence. The background has a grid-like or lined pattern, with part of an outdoor setting visible, including a clear sky and fence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 × 45 cm (6 3/8 × 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.4 × 61.3 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.350

  • 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. 325 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.310

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