Plate Number 437. Setting down a bucket and preparing to sweep

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black-and-white images showing the movement sequence of holding and interacting with a bucket. The composition consists of two rows of sequential images, each depicting a step in the repetitive motion. The scenes capture someone carrying and interacting with a bucket, with each frame showing a slightly different action step. The images have a historical feel with their style of clothing and monochromatic tone, similar to early motion studies. The setting appears to be an enclosed or studio environment with a grid or lined surface in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16 × 45.7 cm (6 5/16 × 18 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 × 60.2 cm (18 3/4 × 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.437

  • 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. 437 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.406

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