Plate Number 182. Crawling on hands and knees

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of photographs of a person moving on all fours. The individual is captured from side, front, and rear angles. They are positioned on hands and knees, suggesting crawling. The person has short hair pulled back and is not wearing any clothing. The setting appears to be a controlled environment, with a grid-lined backdrop in the side views and a wooden plank on the floor. In the rear view, the same grid backdrop is visible. The setting seems outdoor, with natural light and shadows and a simple, organized background. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held by the individual.

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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 182 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by unknown handupper left in black pencil: 182; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.182


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