Plate Number 273. Baseball, pitching

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a man in a sequence of photos demonstrating a throwing motion. The man is in motion in various positions, with his body moving and shifting weight. He has a strong jawline and short hair. The man is completely naked, holding a small round object in some frames. The setting is indoors or outdoors with a plain wall and a netted barrier to one side. There are no other visible objects or jewelry present.

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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. 273 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.259


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