Plate Number 353. "Support arms" and "arms port"

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of frames displaying a man from different angles. The man is standing with slight shifts in stance between frames. He has a bald head and a mustache, with visible facial features. He is wearing minimal attire, resembling swimwear or athletic briefs, showing his muscular structure. In some frames, he is holding a pole or stick, with variations in positioning. The background has a striped pattern, possibly a door or wall, while the ground is textured. There is no visible jewelry, emphasizing the man's movement with the pole.

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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. 353 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.338


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