Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904) was an English pioneer in photographing motion and in motion picture projection.
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| Born | 9 April 1830 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | 8 May 1904 (aged 74) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Photography |
Muybridge was of partial Dutch descent. In his earlier years in San Francisco, Muybridge became known for his landscape photography, particularly of the Yosemite Valley. He also photographed the Tlingit people in Alaska. He was commissioned by the United States Army to photograph the Modoc War in 1873. In 1874 he shot and killed Major Harry Larkyns, his wife's lover. Muybridge was acquitted in a jury trial on the grounds of justifiable homicide.[1]
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Galloping horse, animated using photos by Muybridge (1887)
Muybridge's childhood home in Kingston upon Thames
Photo of Vernal Falls at Yosemite by Eadweard Muybridge, 1872
One of a series of Muybridge photos documenting the construction of the San Francisco Mint
Albumen silver print photograph of Muybridge in 1867 at base of the Ulysses S. Grant tree "71 Feet in Circumference" in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, by Carleton Watkins
Muybridge's The Horse in Motion, 1878
Plate 175. Crossing brook on stepping-stones with a fishing pole and can, 1887
American bison cantering—animated using 1887 photos by Eadweard Muybridge
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References
- ↑ Riesz, Megan. "Did Eadweard J. Muybridge get away with murder?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 June 2012.