Plate Number 699. Buffalo walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black and white frames showing a bison walking across the scene from left to right. The bison is captured in various stages of stride with its head lowered. The background is a flat, open ground with a neutral backdrop. The sequential layout resembles time-lapse imagery or early motion studies, showcasing natural animal locomotion.

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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. 699 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.623

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