Plate Number 173. Ascending steps and jumping off

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential motion study. The image consists of two panels, each displaying a series of black and white photographs capturing a figure in motion. In the top panel, the sequence shows the figure stepping onto and ascending a set of stairs, while in the bottom panel, the figures are descending down stairs and jumping. Each step and slight movement is captured in individual frames, highlighting the detailed progression of motion. The figure, dressed in a long flowing garment, is consistently positioned against a plain background to maintain focus on the movement.

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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. 173 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.173


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