Plate Number 17. Walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showcasing sequential motion capturing. The image consists of a series of consecutive frames split into two rows. The frames depict a person walking against a grid-patterned outdoor backdrop. The top row shows a side view of the subject walking from left to right, while the bottom row displays a front-facing view of the person walking toward the camera. The sequential photographs enable a detailed analysis of gait and movement in a stop-motion style, similar to early motion studies focusing on locomotion.

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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. 17 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.17


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