Plate Number 79. Ascending an incline

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing motion capture of a figure. The image consists of multiple frames depicting the sequential movement of a figure walking, captured from different angles. The background is a grid to measure the movement and spatial displacement of the figure. Light and shadow highlight the form and trajectory of the figure's movement in each frame.

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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. 79 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.79


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