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Plate Number 557. Local chorea, standing

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence of movements. The image consists of a series of frames arranged in a grid depicting a figure captured in different stages of movement. The subject stands on a platform with a plain backdrop, and each frame shows a slight progression in movement. This photographic study focuses on exploring the kinetics of the body in space over time.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3859 × 2095 px
Public Domain
Yes
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