Acropolis

Accession Number
1984/2.58.2

Title
Acropolis

Artist(s)
Mary Peck

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1979; printed 1982

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
4 3/16 in x 5 3/16 in (10.64 cm x 13.18 cm);14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ruttenberg through the courtesy of the Ruttenberg Arts Foundation

Subject matter
This is a photograph of Acropolis in Mycenae, Greece; the second of eight photographs in Mary Peck’s portfolio, The Temples of Greece which is comprised of black-and-white photographs depicting dramatic Greek landscapes, each accented by ancient ruins. The rich tonal ranges in the prints reflect the majesty of the expansive scenes. As described in the introduction of the portfolio, Mycenae, “is savage rock, at once brutally direct and bursting with ambiguous images...it is the throne of fated kings, their insignia and their tomb.” -Vincent J. Scully, 1982

Physical Description
This photograph depicts a temple, centered in the frame between two hills. The sky is full of clouds and small shrubs appear in the foreground of the landscape.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Acropolis
Ancient Greek (culture or style)
Greece
clouds
hills
modern and contemporary art
monuments
mythology (literary genre)
ruins
temples (buildings)
trees

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