Plate Number 351. "Fix" and "unfix bayonets"

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential motion study. The image consists of two rows of small frames, showing a series of poses and movements. Each frame captures a different moment or angle of an action involving the use of a long object. The background is composed of horizontal lines that assist in analyzing movement. The focus is on capturing a detailed, step-by-step visual of a physical activity for study. The composition suggests a clinical and analytical approach to understanding 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. 351 / Copyright 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.336

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