Plate Number 49. Walking and turning around rapidly with a satchel in one hand, a cane in the other

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a sequential study of walking movements. The image features multiple frames aligned in a grid, each capturing a different phase of motion. The sequence displays the progression of the walking action from various angles. There are 24 frames with consistent background grids. The subject shows varied poses transitioning fluidly, highlighting the dynamics of motion within a controlled environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.6 × 24.8 cm (10 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 47.55 × 60.3 cm (18 3/4 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.101

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

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. 49 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.49

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