Plate Number 242. Placing chair, sitting and flirting a fan

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of actions involving an ornate chair and a fan. The full image is divided into a grid of twelve frames, arranged in two rows of six. Each frame appears to capture a moment in a sequence of movement, with a focus on the interplay between the figure and the chair. In the top row, the frames show a figure manipulating a chair. The bottom row focuses on the figure seated on the chair while interacting with a handheld fan. The grid lines over the images give a sense of study and analysis, highlighting the progression of movement and balance.

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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. 242 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.234


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