Plate Number 94. Ascending stairs and looking around with basin in hands

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a grid displaying a series of black and white images of a figure in motion. The composition is divided into two rows showing different angles of the figure stepping over an obstacle while holding a round object. The upper row is a side view, while the lower row is a rear view. Each frame captures a small increment of movement. The background features a lined grid, likely intended for motion analysis.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.05 × 35.8 cm (8 5/16 × 14 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.2 × 61.2 cm (19 × 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.145

  • 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. 94 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.94

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