Plate Number 163. Jumping, standing broad jump

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of twenty-four black-and-white photographs showing the stages of jumping. The photographs appear to depict the same person in different points of a jump, transitioning from a stationary position to a leap and return. The person appears to have pale skin and short hair, and they only wear a small underwear-like garment. The photographs are in three rows: two rows of six and one row of twelve. The photos in the first two rows are larger, and show the person from the side, facing the right. The twelve photographs in the bottom row are thinner and show the person facing us and jumping again. The background features a grid pattern.