Plate Number 147. Descending stairs and turning with a water jar on right shoulder

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black and white frames showing a figure in motion pouring water. The frames are arranged in rows, capturing the movement step-by-step. Each frame shows subtle changes in posture as the subject walks, tilts the container, and lifts it to pour. The background is a uniform backdrop. The image invites the viewer to observe the nuances of the figure's movement in detail.

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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. 147 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.147


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