Plate Number 456. Raking hay

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential motion studies showing a subject engaged in an activity reminiscent of raking or sweeping. The image comprises multiple frames systematically arranged to depict different stages of movement over time. Each frame captures a snapshot of mechanical motions, deconstructing human movement into detailed step-by-step actions. The background grid indicates a methodical and scientific approach to capturing motion, emphasizing the series' purpose to analyze and understand dynamic physical movement.

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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. 456 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.417


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