Plate Number 405. Carrying a hod of bricks up a ladder

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of a figure climbing stairs while carrying an object. The photograph captures a series of movements in a grid layout, depicting the figure's gradual progress. Each frame shows the figure in a different position, illustrating the motion of ascending. The scene is set against a darkly lit background, emphasizing the figure and the linear structure of the stairs. The lighting highlights the contours and movement progression of the figure throughout the sequence. The overall black-and-white aesthetic provides a vintage feel to the photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.5 × 26.5 cm (10 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 61.2 cm (19 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.421

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 405 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.388

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