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Eadweard Muybridge (/ ˌ ɛ d w ər d ˈ m aɪ b r ɪ dʒ /; 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.
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.
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Following a career as a bookseller in New York and San Francisco, Muybridge devoted himself to photography. He made his name—by the 1870s, “Muybridge”—with photographs of California’s growing cities, as well as its striking coast and rugged interior.
May 15, 2019 · Fast Facts: Eadweard Muybridge. Known For: Muybridge was a pioneering artist and inventor who produced thousands of photographic motion studies of humans and animals. Also Known As: Edward James Muggeridge. Born: April 9, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames, England. Died: May 8, 1904 in Kingston upon Thames, England.
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Dec 13, 2018 · In June of 1878, before the rise of Hollywood and even the earliest silent movies, Eadweard Muybridge shocked a crowd of reporters by capturing motion. He showed the world what could be...
Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904), a preeminent landscape photographer who is best known for his stop-action photographs of humans and animals in motion, traveled to South America in 1875 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
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In 1872, Stanford thought of photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who previously photographed Stanford’s opulent Sacramento home. Muybridge had been roaming the western United States in his one-horse carriage (equipped with a darkroom) to make photographs of majestic scenes such as the Yosemite Valley for his commercial studio Helios.
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