Plate Number 223. Stooping, lifting a basin, wiping it and turning

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing a series of sequential images of a person performing an activity with a bowl. The images are arranged in two rows with a consistent textured backdrop. The sequence captures the movement and interaction of the person with the bowl, showing different poses and positions during the activity. The repeated imagery creates a narrative of motion and function, illustrating an everyday task through sequential photography.

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Artwork history & notes

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. 223 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.220


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