Plate Number 375. Blacksmiths, hammering on anvil

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a repeated action involving figures wielding hammers. The image consists of a sequence of frames showing an action performed by two individuals. The setting appears to be industrial or mechanical, as indicated by an anvil or similar object on which the figures appear to be working. The photograph captures changes in posture and position of the figures, showing them in motion as they hammer or work. The grid layout of multiple frames effectively conveys the motion and repetition of the task.

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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. 375 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.359


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