Plate Number 332. Boxing, cross-buttocks

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black and white photographs showing a sequence of combative actions between two individuals. The frames depict the progression of physical interaction, including moments of throwing or grappling. The backdrop indicates an indoor setting, possibly a studio for motion studies. The grid layout and style suggest a historical and early photographic study of human motion.

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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. 332 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.317


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