Accession Number
1984/2.58.5

Title
Stadium

Artist(s)
Mary Peck

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1979; printed 1982

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
4 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in (10.48 cm x 13.34 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 Stadium in Epidauros, Greece; the fifth 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, at Epidauros, “men and nature come to rest in communication. The stadium locks into the conical hill. The groves are gentle; their surfaces are soft, as classical as Claude’s.” -Vincent J. Scully, 1982

Physical Description
This photograph depicts a temple on a rolling hillside. Trees line the landscape, with the largest tree located in the foreground. A mountain line the horizon in the background and the sky is full of clouds.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

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