Plate Number 47. Walking and turning around

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is an image showing a figure in motion across two rows of six frames each. The frames capture different phases of movement against a grid backdrop. The image seems to serve a scientific or educational purpose, potentially for studying motion mechanics. The lighting accentuates the form and contrasts with the dark background, outlining the subject in each stage of the sequence.

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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. 47 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.47

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