Plate Number 233. Lifting shawl, putting it around shoulders and turning

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequential motion study featuring a person moving with fabric. The image is a compilation of multiple stills capturing the fluid movement of fabric being lifted and wrapped around a figure. The background consists of a lined grid. Each frame captures a different moment in the sequence, revealing changes in form and position over time.