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EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904) A selection of 60 plates from Animal Locomotion.
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904)
A selection of 60 plates from Animal Locomotion. This remarkable collection from Muybridge''s groundbreaking series includes a horse jumping over colts; athletic men playing baseball, pole-vaulting, and throwing a javelin, plus a man holding a rife and another using a hatchet, nearly all unclothed; a boy with an amputated leg walking; women bowling, twirling, and walking; and animals, including a leopard, lion, hawk, eagle, cranes, doe, buffalo, and more. Also includes a self-portrait of Muybridge. Collotypes, the images a variety of sizes, but measuring approximately 6 5/8x17 3/8 inches (16.8x44.1 cm.), and smaller, the two-toned sheets 19x24 inches (48.3x61 cm.), each with Muybridge''s letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright, and date, on recto. 1887
A selection of 60 plates from Animal Locomotion. This remarkable collection from Muybridge''s groundbreaking series includes a horse jumping over colts; athletic men playing baseball, pole-vaulting, and throwing a javelin, plus a man holding a rife and another using a hatchet, nearly all unclothed; a boy with an amputated leg walking; women bowling, twirling, and walking; and animals, including a leopard, lion, hawk, eagle, cranes, doe, buffalo, and more. Also includes a self-portrait of Muybridge. Collotypes, the images a variety of sizes, but measuring approximately 6 5/8x17 3/8 inches (16.8x44.1 cm.), and smaller, the two-toned sheets 19x24 inches (48.3x61 cm.), each with Muybridge''s letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright, and date, on recto. 1887
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Notes: INCLUDES:
1. Plate 8 - Movements, Male, Walking
2. Plate 165 - Movements, Male, Jumping; pole vaulting
3. Plate 178 - Movements, Female, Stepping on and over a trestle
4. Plate 182 - Movements, Female, Crawling on hands and knees
5. Plate 186 - Movements, Male, Hopping on right foot
6. Plate 189 - Movements, Female, Dancing (fancy)
7. Plate 194 - Movements, Female, Dancing (fancy)
8. Plate 198 - Movements, Female, Curtseying
9. Plate 199 - Movements, Female, Curtseying fan in right hand
10. Plate 216 - Movements, Female, Bending to fill water-jar; placing jar on head
11. Plate 217 - Movements, Female, Stooping, lifting, and carrying 30-lb. basket
12. Plate 221 - Movements, Female, Stooping and lifting 12-lb. basket to head
13. Plate 228 - Movements, Female, Turning and lifting water jar from the ground
14. Plate 237 - Movements, Female, Sitting down on chair and opening fan 15. Plate 239 - Movements, Female, Two models; one standing, the other sitting, crossing legs
16. Plate 258 - Movements, Male, Arising from the ground and walking off
17. Plate 259 - Movements, Male, Lying on a couch and turning over on side
18. Plate 261 - Movements, Female, Getting into hammock
19. Plate 263 - Movements, Female, Getting into bed
20. Plate 265- Movements, Female, Getting out of bed and preparing to kneel
21. Plate 267 - Movements, Female, Turning and changing position while on the ground
22. Plate 269 - Movements, Female, Arising from the ground with newspaper in left hand
23. Plate 270 - Movements, Female, Arising from the ground with pamphlet in left hand
24. Plate 271 - Movements, Female, Arising from the ground with a paper in left hand
25. Plate 277 - Movements, Male, Base-ball; batting
26. Plate 287 - Movements, Male, Base-ball; running and picking up ball
27. Plate 290 - Movements, Male, Cricket; over arm bowling
28. Plate 351 - Movements, Male, "Fix" and "unfix bayonets"
29. Plate 354 - Movements, Male, "Carry arms," "parade rest," and "trail arms"
30. Plate 361 - Movements, Male, Throwing a spear
31. Plate 366 - Movements, Male, Running, hitch and kick
32. Plate 369 - Movements, Male, First ballet action
33. Plate 477 - Movements, Female, Child, stooping, lifting a goblet, and drinking
34. Plate 486 - Movements, Male, A, lawn tennis; B, ascending a step; C, descending a step; D, ascending a ladder
35. Plate 489 - Movements, Male, A, ascending incline; B, ascending incline with 50-lb. dumb-bell; C, descending incline; D, descending incline with 50-lb. dumb-bell (Self Portrait)
36. Plate 507 - Movements, Male, Carpentering
37. Plate 543 - Movements, Female, Spastic gait (hysterical); walking
38. Plate 545 - Movements, Female, Artificially-induced convulsions ; A, B, while sitting
39. Plate 546 - Movements, Male, Locomotor ataxia; walking
40. Plate 548 - Movements, Male; walking, disabled
41. Plate 562 - Movements, Male, Lateral curvature of spine; walking
42. Plate 574 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Walking; free; dark-gray Belgian horse, Hansel
43. Plate 622 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Canter; saddle; 44 rider, 43, nude; gray horse, Smith
44. Plate 633 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Gallop; saddle; thoroughbred bay horse, Bouquet
45. Plate 641 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Jumping a hurdle; saddle; knocking over hurdle and landing; rider 105 ; gray mare Pandora
46. Plate 645 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Jumping a hurdle; saddle; clearing and landing; rider 105; gray mare; Pandora
47. Plate 648 - Animals and Movements, Horses, Jumping over three horses; A, B; chestnut horse, Hornet
48. Plate 649 - Animals and Movements, Horses, A, Hornet, rocking; B, Eagle, rolling barrel, etc
49. Plate 684 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Fallow deer; A, buck and doe; B, two does; trotting, galloping
50. Plate 689 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Fallow deer; A, B, buck, and group of does; galloping
51. Plate 694 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Elk; galloping; irregular
52. Plate 699 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Buffalo; walking
53. Plate 725 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Lion; walking, turning around
54. Plate 731 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Jaguar; A, walking; B, turning around
55. Plate 743 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Guanaco; galloping
56. Plate 746 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Capybara; walking
57. Plate 763 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Red-tailed hawk; flying
58. Plate 771 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, American eagle; flying near the ground
59. Plate 776 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Storks; swans, etc., A, B, C
60. Plate 778 - Animals and Movements, Wild Animals and Birds, Storks; etc., A, B, C.
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