Plate Number 368. Acrobat descending stairs on hands

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite of sequential photographs showing a man performing a gymnastic routine. In each frame, the man's full body is depicted, highlighting different stages of a handstand routine performed on gymnastic equipment. The man is balancing and maneuvering with precision, transitioning between various positions. His facial features are not clearly visible. He is not wearing clothes and there is no jewelry. The background has a grid pattern on the wall, and the floor is clear, allowing space for the gymnastic apparatus and highlighting the man's movements.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 368 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.352


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