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Animal Locomotion

Photograph
1887 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape format black and white print of a woman in a white dress descending and ascending a set of stairs, emptying a bucket of water and raising one of her arms up, series of 24 photographs printed together as a composite image


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAnimal Locomotion (series title)
Materials and techniques
Collotype on white wove paper
Brief description
Photograph by Eadweard Muybridge, 'Woman emptying bucket of water' plate 524 from the series 'Animal Locomotion', 1887
Physical description
Landscape format black and white print of a woman in a white dress descending and ascending a set of stairs, emptying a bucket of water and raising one of her arms up, series of 24 photographs printed together as a composite image
Dimensions
  • Print height: 250mm
  • Print length: 304mm
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Summary
Landscape format black and white print of a woman in a white dress descending and ascending a set of stairs, emptying a bucket of water and raising one of her arms up, series of 24 photographs printed together as a composite image
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3977-2018

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Record createdOctober 4, 2018
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