'Dancing (Fancy)'. Plate 187 from 'Animal Locomotion'

Made:
1887 in Pennsylvania
maker:
Eadweard James Muybridge
'Plate 187, Animal Locomotion'

'Plate 187, Animal Locomotion'
Copyrighted

Collotype print by Eadweard Muybridge, Plate 187, 'Dancing (Fancy)', from 'Animal Locomotion'; an Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885', published in 1887.

In 1883, the University of Pennsylvania commissioned Muybridge to produce a photographic study of animal and human movement that they hoped might help to analyse diseases and malfunctions of movement. Guided by a committee of scientists, Muybridge nevertheless still approached the project as an artist. Animal Locomotion included over 19,000 photographs in a very expensive 11-volume set, aimed at connoisseurs and libraries. He focused on the narrative and aesthetic qualities of the photographic sequences. Figures were inspired by classical statuary and clearly reflect contemporary gender and social stereotypes, as shown by 'Dancing Fancy'.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1955-86/187
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 300 mm
type:
collotype
credit:
Kingston upon Thames Public Library