Plate Number 356. Kneeling, firing and rising

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a person assuming a shooting stance. The photograph is presented in a grid format showing a series of progressive motions as part of an action study. Each frame captures the subject from a side view with minimal clothing for observation of movement. The background consists of a grid pattern which likely provides a spatial reference for each captured motion. The image resembles motion study photography from the late 19th to early 20th century, focused on capturing the dynamic human form systematically and scientifically.

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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. 356 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.341


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