2008.14: India (Wrestler Exercising on a Terrace)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.14
- People
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William Gedney
- Title
- India (Wrestler Exercising on a Terrace)
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- c. 1970
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/323617
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver gelatin print
- Dimensions
- 19.69 x 28.89 cm (7 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Howard Greenberg Gallery.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jose M. Soriano
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.14
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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A wrestler holds himself off the ground with his hands in the lower right corner. An earthen barrier runs diagonally through the composition, separating him from a row of seven training batons and two blocks. Parallel to this is the hard edge of the embankment, overlooking a glowing white body of water, the Ganges River, and a distant shoreline. This photograph is a powerful study in tonality, with the deep shading of the wrestler's muscular back contrasting with the lightness of the river.
Verification Level
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