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Plate Number 88. Ascending stairs

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of motion studies showing a sequence of actions. The image consists of a grid of multiple frames capturing detailed movements in a sequential manner. Each row captures a different perspective: side view, front view, and back view, highlighting the transition of descending a few steps. The consistent background of a grid pattern assists in measuring the motion and the progression of action is captured frame by frame along each row.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3100 × 2572 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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