Plate Number 152. Jumping, running straight high jump

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a series of sequential frames capturing a high jump over a horizontal barrier. The top row shows the jump from a side profile, while the bottom row shows it from a frontal perspective. Each frame captures a different phase of the action, highlighting movement and form. The frames collectively document the detailed progression of the jump.

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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. 152 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.152

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