Plate Number 360. Throwing a spear

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of images showing a figure in motion. The image is composed of multiple frames arranged in a grid format, capturing different stages of a movement sequence. The background appears to be a controlled indoor setting with lines and grids. The figure in each frame appears to be the same, executing a series of actions that show a continuous flow of movement. The overall composition resembles a scientific study or an experiment focused on capturing human or animal movement meticulously frame by frame.

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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. 360 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.345


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