Plate Number 280. Baseball, catching

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of motion studies showing a figure interacting with an undefined object. The photograph is presented in a grid format that captures various positions and movements of the figure. Each frame captures a slight variation in the figure's posture and stance, offering a detailed chronological study of motion. The background features a grid and plain surfaces that emphasize the movement, and the overall tones are in black and white.

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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. 280 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.266

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