Plate Number 377. Two blacksmiths, hammering on anvil

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The sequence of photographs depicts two naked men engaging in a blacksmithing task. They alternate roles, with one holding a hammer while the other holds a metal piece on the anvil. The men have short hair and their facial features are visible but not clearly distinguishable due to the black and white quality of the images. They work with a hammer and an anvil placed on a block in a simple outdoor setting with a wooden fence or wall in the background. There are no visible jewelry or additional objects in the images.

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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. 377 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.361


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