Plate Number 150. Descending stairs, stooping, lifting a pitcher and turning

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of motion studies. A grid of 24 black and white images captures the movement of a figure stepping up and down a low platform while holding a round container. The scene features a background with horizontal stripes. Each frame shows a subtle transition as the figure transfers weight and shifts position. The repetition and framing suggest a scientific or analytical approach to capturing human movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.6 × 29.7 cm (9 11/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 48 × 61 cm (18 7/8 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.198

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 150 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.150

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