Plate Number 70. Running

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series showing a subject in motion. The image is divided into several smaller frames that capture incremental stages of the subject's movement across a background. This sequence appears to be a study of motion, with the subject captured at different points to show a progression through space. The background is lined, possibly indicating a controlled setting for the study of movement. The series is monochromatic, emphasizing the contrasts between the subject and the backdrop, while effectively documenting the kinetic progression.

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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. 70 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.70


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