Plate Number 392. Dragging a garden roller

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of frames capturing a figure in motion with a pole. The full-description: The image consists of a grid layout featuring a sequence of frames depicting the figure moving with a pole. The top row shows a side view with the figure starting in a forward-leaning stance and gradually progressing forward. Each frame captures a slightly different position. The bottom row provides a rear view of the movement sequence, starting with a nearly static posture and transitioning through subtle shifts in motion. The background contains a grid for reference. The use of black and white and the emphasis on different angles provide a detailed analysis of the motion.

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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. 392 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.376


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