Phenakistiscope Disc with Distorted Man

Simon von Stampfer, Austrian, 1792 - 18641833

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Paper disc with a hole in the center, 10 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. Arranged in a ring, several still images show the progressive distortion of a male figure's head and face.

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Title: Phenakistiscope Disc with Distorted Man
Creator: Simon von Stampfer, Austrian, 1792 - 1864
Date Created: 1833
Location Created: Vienna, Austria
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/97518
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph on paperboard
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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