Plate Number 256. Lying on the ground and reading

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of sequential motion. The image is a series of black-and-white frames arranged in a grid format, capturing the progression of a figure as they kneel and engage with a flat object on the ground. The setting appears to be simple, with a lined backdrop. The frames depict the subject moving from standing, then kneeling and manipulating an object on the floor, showcasing different stages of motion in a continuous flow. The photographs capture subtle changes in posture and action, emphasizing dynamism and motion analysis.

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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. 256 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.244


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