Plate Number 258. Arising from the ground and walking off

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph showing sequential movements captured in multiple frames. The image features small rectangular frames arranged in three rows, depicting a series of motions from lying to standing and walking. Each frame shows a slight change in posture against a grid and curtain backdrop. The systematic portrayal highlights the gradual shifts and balance during the depicted stages 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. 258 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.246


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