Plate Number 157. Jumping, running twist high jump

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of sequential images capturing movement. The image consists of a grid of still frames showing sequences of motion. In the top sequence, the frames depict a progression of athletic jumps over an object, capturing every phase from the crouch, leap, and landing. Each frame in this sequence is numbered and the actions flow chronologically from left to right. In the bottom sequence, a similar set of movement is captured, showing various stages of an athletic maneuver or activity outdoors, each stage carefully documented in sequence. The photographs collectively illustrate the meticulous capturing of motion in a study of the dynamic movement. The details are relatively detailed with distinct lighting and settings for both sequences.

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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. 157 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.157


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