Plate Number 104. Turning and ascending stairs with a bucket of water in each hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a series of black and white frames arranged in a grid. The frames capture a sequence of motion involving a figure carrying an object, with each frame showing a slight progression in movement. The background features horizontal lines that add contrast to the subject in motion. The photograph has a tone and quality reflective of early scientific or artistic studies of movement.

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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. 104 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.104

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