Plate Number 20. Walking, right elbow bent

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of motion studies of a human figure. The grid layout includes several grayscale frames capturing the movement of a subject walking. Each row displays a different perspective or sequence as the figure advances. The images appear to be taken with a high-speed camera. The backdrop features a lined grid pattern for reference. The layout and background indicate a scientific or analytical purpose.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 20 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.20

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