Plate Number 383. Lifting a log on shoulder

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph depicting a sequence of movements involving the handling of a large log. The image is divided into smaller frames arranged systematically to show a series of actions. It shows lifting, carrying, and positioning the log against a backdrop with horizontal lines. The sequence emphasizes the observation of movement dynamics and could be reminiscent of motion studies for analyzing actions in detail.

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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. 383 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.367

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