Plate Number 381. Mason, laying a brick

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a person working with bricks and a trowel. The image is divided into two rows, each consisting of multiple frames capturing a series of actions in a chronological order. Each frame presents a detailed snapshot of the person engaging with the bricks and trowel, showcasing different stages of a repetitive construction activity. The background features a grid-like pattern. The setting is simple, possibly illustrating an experiment or study in motion, reminiscent of 19th-century photographic studies.

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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. 381 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.365


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