Plate Number 148. Descending stairs, turning carrying a bucket of water and a broom

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series depicting motion. The image shows multiple frames arranged in two rows, each showing a person carrying items, presumably buckets, while ascending and descending a set of stairs. The frames capture individual moments of movement in detail. The background consists of a gridded backdrop. The black and white tones suggest an experimental era. The arrangement and scientific approach highlight the study of motion.

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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. 148 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.148

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