Plate Number 97. Turning to ascend stairs, with a pitcher and a goblet in hands

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series capturing motion. The image consists of multiple black-and-white frames arranged in a grid showing a figure draped in flowing fabric. The sequence captures the motion of the figure moving from left to right, each frame demonstrating a step or slight shift in posture. The background includes striations and settings resembling a staged or outdoor environment with raised platforms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.45 × 40.25 cm (7 1/4 × 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 × 60.2 cm (18 3/4 × 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.148

  • 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. 97 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.97

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