Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904). Animal Locomotion, plate 105. Philadelphia, 1887.

Collotype, 9 1/2 x 12 in. Framed and matted (unexamined out of frame). Overall, 25 1/4 x 25 in.

Eadweard Muybridge is today best known as father of motion study, with his 1878 The Horse in Motion series of cabinet cards acknowledged to be the first example of chronophotography, a precursor to the motion picture, ever produced. After a falling out with Leland Stanford, who had originally commissioned Muybridge to create The Horse in Motion as a means of settling a bet, Muybridge moved to Philadelphia, where he continued his motion studies. In 1887 he produced Animal Locomotion, comprising photographs of men and women, often nude, performing mundane tasks in Muybridge's studio. This work is credited with creating a better understanding of biomechanics and are considered a landmark study in movement.

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Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904). Animal Locomotion, plate 105. Philadelphia, 1887.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904). Animal Locomotion, plate 105. Philadelphia, 1887.

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