Plate Number 90. Ascending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of a figure walking up and down stairs. The frames are arranged in a grid, capturing different stages of the movement. Each row shows the progression of the figure's steps. The background is an indoor setting with a grid or measurement chart. The image appears to be a study of human locomotion, focusing on the nuances of walking.

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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. 90 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.90

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