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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 12 panels showing a nude man riding a horse.

Eadweard Muybridge: Human and Animal Locomotion

Eadweard Muybridge: Human and Animal Locomotion

Muybridge’s ambitious photographic project aimed to represent human and animal motion rendered across time, and from various angles. Produced between 1884 and 1887, the series has influenced generations of artists, and inspired scientific and photographic innovation, including motion picture technology.

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 12 panels showing a nude man riding a horse. — Eadweard Muybridge, “Clinton” cantering, bareback; rider nude, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Two rows of black and white photographs of a nude woman sitting down in a chair and opening a fan. — Eadweard Muybridge, Sitting down on a chair and opening fan., 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 44 panels showing a nude man walking on an incline. 12 panels show ascending motion; 12 show ascending motion carrying a dumbbell; 12 show descending motion; 12 show descending motion with a dumbbell. — Eadweard Muybridge, A: Ascending incline. B: Ascending incline with a 50-lb. dumbbell. C: Descending incline. D: Descending incline with a 50-lb. dumbbell, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 9 panels showing walking capybara. — Eadweard Muybridge, Capybara walking, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 16 panels showing two men in loin cloths boxing. — Eadweard Muybridge, Boxing, open hand, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 22 panels showing a man in a loin cloth running and picking up a baseball. — Eadweard Muybridge, Baseball, running and picking up the ball, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 24 panels showing walking horse. — Helen Levitt, “Hansel” walking, free, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Eadweard Muybridge, Crawling on hands and knees, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Two rows of small black and white photographs of a nude man lifting a dumbell from the ground and holding it over his head. — Eadweard Muybridge, Lifting a 50-lb. dumbell., 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Eadweard Muybridge, Ox Walking, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Three rows of small black and white photographs of a nude man hopping on his foot. — Eadweard Muybridge, Hopping on right foot., 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 30 panels showing a topless woman arising from the ground with a newspaper in her left hand; atypically, the sequence reads right to left. — Eadweard Muybridge, Arising from the ground with newspaper in left hand, 1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 12 panels showing a nude man riding a horse.

Eadweard Muybridge“Clinton” cantering, bareback; rider nude

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Two rows of black and white photographs of a nude woman sitting down in a chair and opening a fan.

Eadweard MuybridgeSitting down on a chair and opening fan.

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 44 panels showing a nude man walking on an incline. 12 panels show ascending motion; 12 show ascending motion carrying a dumbbell; 12 show descending motion; 12 show descending motion with a dumbbell.

Eadweard MuybridgeA: Ascending incline. B: Ascending incline with a 50-lb. dumbbell. C: Descending incline. D: Descending incline with a 50-lb. dumbbell

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 9 panels showing walking capybara.

Eadweard MuybridgeCapybara walking

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 16 panels showing two men in loin cloths boxing.

Eadweard MuybridgeBoxing, open hand

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 22 panels showing a man in a loin cloth running and picking up a baseball.

Eadweard MuybridgeBaseball, running and picking up the ball

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 24 panels showing walking horse.

Helen Levitt“Hansel” walking, free

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Eadweard MuybridgeCrawling on hands and knees

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Two rows of small black and white photographs of a nude man lifting a dumbell from the ground and holding it over his head.

Eadweard MuybridgeLifting a 50-lb. dumbell.

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Eadweard MuybridgeOx Walking

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Three rows of small black and white photographs of a nude man hopping on his foot.

Eadweard MuybridgeHopping on right foot.

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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Sepia toned photograph with a grid of 30 panels showing a topless woman arising from the ground with a newspaper in her left hand; atypically, the sequence reads right to left.

Eadweard MuybridgeArising from the ground with newspaper in left hand

1887

collotype, 19 x 24 inches (sheet) [48.3 x 61 cm]

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