Plate Number 214. Lifting a child from the ground and turning around

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a grid of small black-and-white images capturing a sequential movement scene involving two figures. The images document a series of poses and actions, creating a sense of movement and narrative over time. The figures are engaged in dynamic motion against a backdrop with vertical lines that suggest depth and perspective. The photos are systematically arranged to guide the viewer through the progression of 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. 214 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.213

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