Plate Number 1. Walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of photographs documenting a man's motion in different stages. The top row depicts him walking from left to right in profile view, the middle row shows him walking towards the camera, and the bottom row captures him walking away from the camera. The man appears unclothed and the focus is on the natural movement of his body. The background is a simple outdoor setting with a tiled or stepped pavement and a textured backdrop. The images have a sepia tone and are laid out in a grid pattern.

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Artwork history & notes

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. 1 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.1


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