Plate Number 484. A: Sweeping. B: Dusting a room

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite of multiple frames showing a woman engaged in various activities. The woman is fully visible in each frame, and she is shown in a series of dynamic positions, including bending, lifting, and reaching. Her face is not clearly detailed in each frame, but she has long hair pulled back and is clad in a long, flowing dress with ruffled details, typical of late 19th-century fashion. Her sleeves are long, and the gown appears to cover her entire body down to her feet. In some frames, she is holding a broom, and in others, she is holding a piece of cloth or other objects. The background consists of a plain, dark, gridded surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.7 × 24.1 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.474

  • 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. 484 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.444

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