Plate Number 540. A: Bowlegs, boy. B: Spinal caries, girl walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The series of images shows a child walking. The child is captured in various stages of walking motion, showing the full body from different angles. The child has short, light-colored, tousled hair and is seen in profile or slightly turned towards the viewer. The child is not wearing any clothing and the setting is simple and enclosed. The images are laid out in two rows with a plain backdrop, possibly a studio setting, and a numbered scale beneath each image to indicate movement progression.

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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. 540 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.492

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