Plate Number 434. Hanging clothes on a line

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a black and white photographic series capturing a sequence of movements associated with a domestic laundry chore. The series comprises multiple frames arranged in two rows. Each frame shows the progression of action, beginning with handling a laundry item and ending with laying it out. The background features a patterned backdrop and a partially visible bucket. The series depicts fluid transitions between actions, providing a time-lapse effect and highlighting physical gestures involved in the task. The photograph breaks down movement into visual elements reminiscent of early motion 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 434 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.404


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