Plate Number 33. Walking and carrying a 14-lb. basket on head, hands raised

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of sequential images capturing motion. It shows a sequence of side and back profiles of a person walking while carrying an object on their head. Each frame captures a different stage of the step, from a stationary position to walking. The grids in the background suggest a study of motion. The consistency in the subject's posture and motion across the frames highlights the fluidity and balance involved in walking with an object on the head.