Plate Number 285. Baseball, catching and throwing

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of frames featuring a male figure in dynamic poses resembling a baseball pitch. The person is nude, captured from head to toe engaging in athletic movements. The poses range from gathering momentum to extending arms and legs as if swinging or throwing. The figure's facial features are in profile with a focused look, and his hair is short and neat. The background is a plain textured surface with no other objects, highlighting the motion study. No accessories or objects are shown in the images.

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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. 285 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.271


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