Short Introduction
Comprising of 89 locations, the New York Public Library includes 4 research centres as well as local neighborhood libraries.
The Muybridge collection contains 180 stereoscopic slides of images that Muybridge took in California, an albumen panorama of San Francisco and 8 films concerning Muybridge.
The vast majority of Muybridge stereoscopes have been digitized and are available on NYPL’s Digital Gallery.
Rights & Reproduction Information
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Online Presence
Collection Items:
Photographic Material
Prints: 181
Publications
Newspaper Cuttings: 1
Other: 8
Books by Muybridge: 9
Books concerning Muybridge: 40
Address:
The New York Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection, The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, USA
Phone: +1 917-275-6975
Website: http://www.nypl.org/
Email: phgref@nypl.org
Lead Contact:
Dr. Stephen Pinson, Assistant Director Art, Prints, and Photographs(phgref@nypl.org)
Open Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm to 6pm.
Accessibility of Muybridge Collections to Public:
Materials are available through the Prints and Photographs Study Room (308) by appointment only. An online form is available here: http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.admin.BuildForm?&institution=13304&type=1&language=1
