Plate Number 504. Ascending and descending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of images showing a person carrying a large jug while moving up and down a set of steps. The frames are arranged in rows and capture the motion of the person as they handle the jug. The person is seen lifting and adjusting the jug, holding it in their hands and later balancing it on their head. The background features a checkered grid.

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Artwork overview

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

2010

  • Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 10 – July 18, 2010

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 504 / Copyright, 1887. by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.460

Wikidata ID

Q64147049

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