Plate Number 767. Vulture flying

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black-and-white photographs showing different stages of a bird in flight, arranged in a grid. Each frame captures the bird in a different position, showcasing its wing movements and body postures. The grid background provides scale and aids in analyzing the motion. The top sequence suggests descent and landing, while the bottom sequence indicates ascent or escape. The series resembles early motion studies.

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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. 767 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.675

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