Plate Number 365. Head-spring, a flying pigeon interfering

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence depicting athletic movements and interactions with pigeons. The image is organized into two rows of frames, each showing variations of motion capturing a body's movements. In the top row, a series of movements is shown involving a sequence resembling a gymnastic routine. The bottom row captures interactions between a figure and a bird. Gridlines dissect each stage of motion, emphasizing the study of movement through photography. This image captures early motion study techniques, focusing on detailed observations of physical activity and interaction.

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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.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 365 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.350


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