Plate Number 391. Farmer, mowing grass

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of images showing a person using a sickle or a similar tool in a motion study. The image has two rows with sequential shots capturing different positions while using the tool. The first row shows distinct movement steps across twelve frames. The second row continues the motion from different angles, illustrating the activity's progression. The black and white photography emphasizes movement through light and shadow contrast in an outdoor setting with a mesh grid in the background.

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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 391 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.375

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