Muybridge studied many figures walking and doing a variety of other tasks. The use of the camera was instrumental in understanding these complex movements.
Plate Number 34. Walking and carrying a 15-lb. basket on head, hands raised, 1887
Medium: collotype
Dimensions: image: 16.8 x 41.8 cm (6 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.); sheet: 48.5 x 61.2 cm (19 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Patrons’ Permanent Fund
Accession Number: 1995.36.105
Artists / Makers: Eadweard Muybridge (artist) American, born England, 1830 – 1904