Plate Number 87. Ascending an incline with a bucket of water in each hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series of images showing movement. The black-and-white photograph is laid out in a grid format, consisting of three rows with several frames resembling a film strip. Each frame captures a moment in a movement sequence, showing various stages of an action involving carrying two buckets. The setting appears to be an outdoor path or corridor, evidenced by the presence of a lattice or grid background and a flat surface. The overall composition suggests a scientific or artistic exploration of motion.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 87/ Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil, 87.7.87


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