Plate Number 271. Arising from the ground with a paper in left hand

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The images show a woman in various stages of movement and positions, photographed from different angles as she transitions from standing to sitting. She is viewed mainly from the side and back. The woman's hair is tied up, and she is wearing a flowing garment tied at the waist, with her upper body exposed in some frames. She is holding an open book, flipping pages or appearing to read while in different positions. The background is a plain, lined wall, and the floor appears to be a mat or rug.

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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. 271 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.257

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