Plate Number 756. Pigeon flying

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This photograph shows a series of images capturing a bird in flight. The image consists of multiple frames, each showing a different moment in the bird's flight. The frames are lined up in two rows, with the top row showing the bird moving from right to left and the bottom row showing the bird moving from left to right. The background of each frame is a grid pattern. The focus is on the bird's dynamic motion, highlighting the flow and rhythm of flight. The piece effectively uses sequential imagery to analyze and convey the mechanics of the bird's movement.

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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. 756 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.664


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