Plate Number 63. Running at full speed

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a grid displaying sequential frames capturing the motion of a running figure. The grid contains side profile shots showing different stages of the running stride, with a backdrop featuring a grid pattern. The second row shows the figure from behind, offering a different perspective of the stride. The images are in grayscale and focus on documenting the mechanics of human motion, emphasizing the dynamics of movement.

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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. 63 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.63


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