Plate Number 12. Walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential images of figures walking. The work consists of a series of black and white images, each capturing successive moments of motion. The photos are arranged in a grid pattern, with the top two rows displaying side views of figures in stride and the lower rows presenting frontal views of the same action. The backdrop reveals a lined grid against which the figures' movements are measured. This format appears to explore the mechanics of walking and movement through a systematic photographic study, emphasizing the progression in each frame and the fluidity of human motion.

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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. 12 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.12


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