India (Wrestler Exercising on a Terrace)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.14
People: 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: 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
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Descriptions

Description: 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.

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