About the Book
The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure - models almost all undraped - engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, etc. This is the largest selection ever made from the famous Muybridge sequence high-speed photographs of human motion. Containing 4,789 photographs, it illustrates some 163 different types of action: elderly man lifting log, woman sweeping, woman climbing ladder, men boxing and wrestling, child crawling, man lifting weight, man jumping, and 155 other types of action, some of which are illustrated by as many as 62 different photographs. Taken at speeds ranging up to 1/6000th of a second, these photographs show bone and muscle positions against ruled backgrounds. Almost all subjects are undraped, and all actions are shown from three angles: front, rear, and three-quarter view. These historic photographs, one of the great monuments of nineteenth-century photography, are reproduced original size, with all the clarity and detail of the originals. As a complete thesaurus of human action, it has never been superseded. Muybridge was a genius of photography, who had unlimited financial, technical, and scientific backing at the University of Pennsylvania. This volume presents the final selection from more than 100,000 negatives made at an expenditure of more than $50,000. It has never been superseded as a sourcebook for artists, students, animators, and art directors.
Table of Contents:
MEN WALKING Man Walking at Ordinary Speed (.083 second) Man Walking at Ordinary Speed Man Walking at Ordinary Speed Man Walking at Ordinary Speed Man Walking at Half-Stride (.069 second) Man Walking and Carrying 75-lb. Boulder on Head Man Walking and Carrying 75-lb. Boulder on Shoulder (.075 second) Man Walking and Carrying 50-lb. Dumbell in one hand (.099 second) Man Walking and Carrying a Rifle on Shoulder (.161 second) Man Walking and Carrying Rifle Man Walking up Inclined Plane Man Walking down Inclined Plane Elderly Man Walking Upstairs Man Walking Upstairs Man Walking Downstairs "Man Walking Downstairs Backwards, Turning, Walking Away while Carrying Rock" RUNNING Man Starting a Race (.093 second) Man Running (.042 second) Man Running Man Running (.057second) Man Running Man Running Man Running JUMPING Man Performing Straight High Jump Man Performing Straight High Jump (.063 Second) Man Performing Running Straight High Jump (.087 Second) Man Performing Running Broad Jump Man Performing Standing High Jump (.139 second) Man Performing Running Twist High Jump (.160 second) Man Performing Standing Broad Jump (.156 second) Man Performing Standing Broad Jump LIFTING AND HEAVING Man Lifting and Heaving 75-lb. boulder (.489 second) Man Lifting 75-lb. boulder Man Heaving 75-lb. boulder Man Heaving 75-lb. boulder Man Heaving 75-lb. boulder Man Lifting 50-lb. Dumbbell in one Hand Man Lifting 50-lb. Dumbbell in one Hand and Flexing Muscles "Man Lifting 50-lb. Dumbbells, one in each Hand" "Man Lifting 50-lb. Dumbbells, one in each Hand" Elderly Man Lifting Log THROWING AND CATCHING Man Picking up and Throwing Baseball (.075 second) Man Throwing Baseball Man Throwing Baseball Man Catching and Throwing Baseball Man Catching and Throwing Baseball Man Catching Baseball Man Throwing Javelin Man Throwing Discus "KICKING, BATTING, AND ROWING" Man Catching and Kicking Football Man Catching and Kicking Football Man Serving Tennis Ball Man Batting Baseball Man Batting Baseball Man Swinging Bat Man Rowing with Rowing Machine BOXING AND WRESTLING Men Boxing Men Boxing Men Boxing Men Boxing Men Boxing Men Boxing and Knockout Man Shadow Boxing (.112 second) Man Shadow Boxing Men Wrestling Men Wrestling Men Wrestling Men Wrestling Men Wrestling Men Wrestling ACROBATICS AND FENCING Man Balancing on one Foot "Man Standing, Hands behind Head, Arms Akimbo" Men Performing Hand Stand Man Performing Forword Handspring Man Performing Back Somersault Men Fencing VARIOUS TRADES Man Swinging Pick Axe Man Digging with Spade Man Swinging Scythe Man Pushing Lawn Roller Blacksmiths Hammering at Anvil (.133 second) Carpenter Planing Carpenter Sawing Carpenter Cleaving with Hatchet and Hammering Man Laying Brick Man Laying Brick Hod Carrier Climbing Ladder "STANDING, SITTING, AND LYING DOWN" Amputee Walking with Crutches Man Rising from Chair Legless Boy Climbing in and out of chair Man Lying Down Man Rising from Lying Position Man Standing at Rifle Drill Man Assuming Kneeling Position and Aiming Rifle Man Falling Prone and Aiming Rifle WOMEN WALKING Woman Walking with Hand to Mouth Woman Walking Stout Woman Walking "Woman Walking, Holding Basket on Head" "Woman Walking, Throwing Scarf over Shoulders " Woman Walking and Turning while Pouring Water from Watering Can "Woman Walking, Throwing Water from Basin" Woman Running Woman Walking and Turning Around Woman Sweeping with Broom Woman Walking up Incline Woman Walking up Incline Carrying one Bucket Woman Walking up Incline Carrying one Bucket Woman Walking up Incline Carrying two Buckets Woman with Hand to Mouth Walking down Incline Woman Walking down incline Woman Walking down incline Holding Basket on Head Woman Walking Upstairs "Woman Walking Upstairs Carrying Bowl, and Twisting" Woman Walking Upstairs and Waving Handkercheif Woman Turning and Walking Upstairs (.284 second) "Woman Turning, Throwing Kiss, and Walking Upstairs " "Woman Carrying one Bucket, Turning, Walking Upstairs (.325 second)" "Woman Carrying two Buckets, Turning, Walking Upstairs (.266 second)" "Woman Carrying Pitcher and Glass, Turning, Walking Upstairs" Woman Walking Downstairs Woman Walking Slowly Downstairs and Wavingr "Woman Walking Downstairs, Throwing Scarf over Shoulders (.101 second)" "Woman Walking Downstairs, Picking up Pitcher, and Turning" PICKING UP AND PUTTING DOWN Woman Picking up Clothes "Woman Picking up Scarf, Throwing it over Shoulders while Walking" Woman Picking up Towel Woman Picking up Water Glass from Table and Drinking Woman Picking up Handkerchief Woman Picking up Broom "Woman Picking up Basket, Holding it above her Head" "Woman Putting down Jug, From her shoulder" "Woman Putting down Basket, Then picking it up" "Woman Lowering Jug, Pouring Water from it" STANDING Woman Standing and Ironing Woman Shifting her Weight with Arms on Hips; Arms behind Head "Woman Standing Pouring Water, Bending over Wash Basin" Woman Standing Drying her Face and Breasts Woman Standing Drying her Body "Woman Standing, Putting on Dress over Head" "HOPPING,JUMPING,CLIMBING,AND CRAWLING" Woman Hopping on one Foot (.141 second) Woman Jumping from Rock to Rock (.119 second "Woman Sitting in Chair, Drinking Tea, Served by Standing Companion" Kneeling Woman Kneeling at Chair "Woman Kneeling at Chair, then Rising" "Woman on one Knee, Spanking Child" "LYING DOWN, RISING" "Woman with Newspaper, Lying down, Reading" "Woman with Newspaper, Sitting down on Floor (.232 second)" Woman Lying down in Hammock "Woman Lying down in Bed, Covering up with Blanket" Woman Falling onto Mattress Woman Sitting down on Floor Woman Rising from Knees "Woman with Newspaper, Rising" Woman Turning and Rising from Sitting on Floor Woman Uncovering herself and Rising from Bed CHILDREN WALKING AND RUNNING Boy Walking Boy Walking "Girl Walking towards Woman, Carrying Flower" Boy Walking while Holding Mother's Hand Girl Running CRAWLING AND CLIMBING Girl Crawling on Floor Girl Crawling Upstairs (.206 second) Girl Crawling Upstairs Girl Walking Upstairs (.161 second) Girl Climbing into Chair PICKING UP AND CARRYING "Girl Stooping, Picking up Water Goblet, and Drinking" Girl Picking up Doll from Floor and Carrying it Away Girl Carrying Watering Can and Sprinkling Flowers Girl Being Picked up and Held by Woman
