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Double amputation of thighs
Muybridge, Eadweard, born 1830 - died 1904 - Enlarge image
Double amputation of thighs; boy
- Object:
Photograph
- Date:
1887 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Muybridge, Eadweard, born 1830 - died 1904 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Collotype
- Museum number:
PH.1052-1889
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case X, shelf 326, box E
Date
1887 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Muybridge, Eadweard, born 1830 - died 1904 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Collotype
Dimensions
Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 49.5 cm
Object history note
Eadweard Muybridge is most famous for his split-second studies of motion which began in 1872 with an attempt to capture the movement of a galloping horse. By 1877 he had developed a technique to place 12 cameras in a row to capture each stage of the horse’s movement. His books Animal Locomotion and The Human Figure in Motion made systematic studies of movement, and inspired artists in the twentieth century such as Francis Bacon. Later Muybridge experimented with a device to create moving images from still photographs, making him a pioneer of cinematography.
Descriptive line
19thC; Muybridge E, Boy without legs gets on & off chair
Subjects depicted
Boy
Categories
Photographs; Disability; Children & Childhood; Photographic Studies
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
