Plate Number 512. Contortions on the rings

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence of movements involving gymnastics rings. The image comprises two rows, each row containing multiple frames that capture different stages of an acrobatic routine performed with rings. Each frame appears to transition smoothly from the previous one, emphasizing motion and flexibility as the acrobat moves through a sequence of poses. The photographic series captures the detailed muscle definition and the balanced positions held on the rings. The background features a grid pattern in the top row and a darker, draped setting in the bottom row, providing contrast to accentuate the subject's movements.

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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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 512 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.468; last number crossed out in black pencil; in black pebncil 468.


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