Plate Number 329. Boxing

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of images showing figures in motion engaged in combat. Two rows depict dynamic poses and interactions between the figures. The top row contains twelve sequential frames showing choreographed fighting or boxing maneuvers. The bottom row continues the sequence in a different setting. The controlled background emphasizes the movement and form of the bodies.

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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. 329 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.314

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