Eadweard Muybridge: The Man Who Captured Motion
Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) was a relentless experimenter who pushed the boundaries of nascent photography by studying motion and anticipating cinema. A video-animation produced by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as part of a series on photography pioneers summarizes his story in minutes: from exploring Yosemite's wilderness to the legendary photographic gun experiment that revealed the true dynamics of a racehorse; from building a mobile photography studio to inventing the zoopraxiscope, and his controversial 1870s murder trial for shooting his wife's lover.
Key facts
- Eadweard Muybridge lived from 1830 to 1904.
- He was an English artist and experimenter.
- He studied motion and anticipated cinema.
- The video-animation is part of a series on photography pioneers.
- The series was produced by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- He explored Yosemite's wilderness.
- He conducted the photographic gun experiment with a racehorse.
- He invented the zoopraxiscope.
- He was involved in a murder trial in the 1870s for shooting his wife's lover.
Entities
Artists
- Eadweard Muybridge
Institutions
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Locations
- Yosemite
- San Francisco
- United States