Model of Zoetrope with Solid Figures of Birds in Flight

Made:
1886 (original); 1950 (model) in London
maker:
Science Museum, Workshops

Replica of Zoetrope of original made by Étienne Jules Marey in 1886.

This model was made by the French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904), using solid figures modelled after photographs, to reproduce the flight of birds. Marey was a pioneer in the use of photography to record and analyse movement.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1950-153
Materials:
steel (metal) and cast iron
Measurements:
overall: 700 mm 1080 mm,
type:
zoetrope
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Model of Zoetrope with Solid Figures of Birds in Flight

Model of Zoetrope with Solid Figures of Birds in Flight

Replica of Zoetrope of original made by Étienne Jules Marey in 1886.


This model was made by the French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904), using solid figures modelled after photographs, to reproduce the flight of birds. Marey was a pioneer in the use of photography to record and analyse movement.

Measurements:
overall: 700 mm 1080 mm,
Object Number:
1950-153/1
type:
zoetrope
Case for Model of Zoetrope

Case for Model of Zoetrope

Perspex case for replica of Zoetrope of original made by Étienne Jules Marey in 1886.


This model was made by the French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904), using solid figures modelled after photographs, to reproduce the flight of birds. Marey was a pioneer in the use of photography to record and analyse movement.

Object Number:
1950-153/2
type:
zoetrope