Plate Number 779. Storks, swans, etc.

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of various birds around a water body. The image is composed of multiple smaller photographs grouped in a sequence, capturing birds engaging in behaviors near and within a pond. Each smaller photograph highlights different angles and activities of the birds, including swimming, feeding, and resting by the water's edge. The setting appears to be a naturalistic enclosure or managed wildlife area with a backdrop of trees and shrubs. The use of black and white tones adds to the timeless and documentary nature of the capture.

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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. 779 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.687


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