Plate Number 91. Ascending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a set of photographs showing a nude male figure walking up a set of steps. The man has a muscular build with a bald head, a prominent nose, and a strong jawline. He is shown in various stages of ascending the steps against a grid pattern background. The focus is on the sequential movement of the man on the steps arranged in regular 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. 91 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; stamped, lower center underneath image in purple ink: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, / Washington, D.C.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.91


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