Plate Number 138. Descending stairs and turning with a pitcher in left hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph featuring multiple frames arranged in a grid-like pattern. Each frame shows a different phase of motion, creating a sequence. The background has vertical lines adding to the visual effect. This format captures the gradual transition of motion in a static display. The detailed images resemble early motion photography experiments focusing on the study of movement dynamics.

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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. 138 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.138

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