Plate Number 485. A: Standing and filling a goblet. B: Drinking while lying on the ground

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential movement study. The image consists of multiple frames arranged in a grid, capturing different moments in sequence. The setting appears to be within a corrugated metal or wooden enclosure with the ground covered by a mat or cloth. The frames document a person standing, holding an object out, and another figure seated or lying on the floor interacting with the object. The photographs have a vintage feel, and the repetitive nature suggests a study of movement. The photography style indicates an analytical approach, often associated with early motion studies in photography.

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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 485 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.445


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