Plate Number 548. Lateral sclerosis, walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential motion study capturing the movement of a figure walking. The image consists of a grid of individual frames arranged in rows, each depicting progressive stages of the figure's motion. A consistent backdrop featuring a grid pattern provides a frame of reference for the movement. The series sequentially captures the figure from two perspectives: side view and back view. The image offers a detailed study of the movement through distinct photographic panels arranged in an orderly fashion, allowing for analysis of the gait and shifts in posture.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 548 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.499


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