Plate Number 78. Ascending an incline and flirting a fan

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite of multiple frames showing a nude person walking up steps while holding a small paddle or fan-like object. The person is shown in various stages of the movement, providing a side profile, back view, and front-facing perspective at different points. The person's hair appears short and is combed back. The images capture the dynamic posture as the person ascends the steps. The surrounding environment consists of a backdrop of horizontal lines or grids. The area around the steps and the lighting suggest it is part of a structured experiment in motion photography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.4 × 36.7 cm (8 1/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.45 × 61.25 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.129

  • 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. 78 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.78

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