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This is a photograph of sequential movements captured in multiple frames. The image shows a progression of movements demonstrating various body positions. There are twelve distinct positions arranged in a grid of four rows and four columns with a backdrop of a grid pattern. The photography captures the fluidity and flexibility of the subject matter as it advances through each frame.

Plate Number 510. Contortions on the ground

Muybridge, Eadweard · American

1887

Medium
collotype
Classification
Photograph
Period
1876 to 1900
Image size
4524 × 1990px

Description

This is a photograph of sequential movements captured in multiple frames. The image shows a progression of movements demonstrating various body positions. There are twelve distinct positions arranged in a grid of four rows and four columns with a backdrop of a grid pattern. The photography captures the fluidity and flexibility of the subject matter as it advances through each frame.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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