Plate Number 393. Pushing a garden roller

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series capturing a sequence of movement. The image consists of multiple black-and-white frames arranged in a grid, each depicting a stage in the progression of a person moving. The top row shows the subject from the side in various stages of movement, while the bottom two rows show the same subject from the back. Each frame captures a slight change in posture and position. The background features a plain setting, emphasizing the focus on the sequence of movements. The photograph presents a study of movement.

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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. 393 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.377


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