Plate Number 34. Walking and carrying a 15-lb. basket on head, hands raised

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing sequential frames of a figure walking with a basket on its head. The image displays different stages of the walking motion in each frame. The figure is seen in profile in the top row and from the back in the bottom row, set against a grid background. The sequence highlights the dynamic movement, focusing on posture and balance needed to carry the basket. The study captures the rhythm and continuity of the walk, emphasizing movement and anatomy in a scientific manner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 x 41.8 cm (6 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 x 61.2 cm (19 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.105

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • 19th Century Photographs from the Collection of Mary and David Robinson, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1986.

1995

  • The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower center printed in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE 34 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.

Wikidata ID

Q64147018

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