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Eadweard Muybridge ( / ˌɛdwərd ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ /; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.
Sep 15, 2010 · Animal locomotion; an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements, originally published under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1887; together with the Prospectus and catalogue of plates, published separately by the University earlier in the same year."
Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.
Muybridge was a true scientist and the acquisition of his work (123 plates of 781) reflects that spirit of enlightened enquiry so characteristic of the AUB in the nineteenth century. This collection is of great interest to artists, anatomists, physiologists, photographers, and athletes.
Animal Locomotion, Plate 758. 1887. Eadweard Muybridge. English, active United States, 1830–1904. In the late 1870s, Eadweard Muybridge pioneered a method of “instantaneous photography,” a technique developed to freeze time by capturing motion.
Eadweard Muybridge (English, active United States, 1830–1904) Plate 758, from Animal Locomotion 1887 Collotype; image: 20.5 × 36.8 cm (8 1/16 × 14 1/2 in.); paper: 48.4 × 61.4 cm (19 1/16 × 24 3/16 in.) Kenneth and Christine Tanaka Fund, 2008.203
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Eadweard Muybridge (born April 9, 1830, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England—died May 8, 1904, Kingston upon Thames) was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and in motion-picture projection.
