Plate Number 99. Turning and ascending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This photograph features two rows of smaller images showing a figure in motion. The top row shows the figure in profile view walking and climbing steps, while the bottom row shows the same figure from the front view performing similar actions. The images are taken in a controlled, well-lit environment with a consistent background prop suggesting an outdoor setting. The sequence captures the fluidity of motion with a focus on fine details, similar to studies of motion by Eadweard Muybridge.

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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. 99 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.99

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