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Two nude Greco-Roman wrestlers. Colour process print, 1912.
- Gardiner, James
- Date
- 1912
- Reference
- 2047042i
- Part of
- The James Gardiner Collection. Photographs.
- Pictures
- Online
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Licence
In copyright
Credit: Two nude Greco-Roman wrestlers. Colour process print, 1912. In copyright
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About this work
Description
Representing the 6th sports festival of the Sokol movement, Prague, 1912. To some, the homo-erotic implications seem inescapable in this poster and postcard design for an athletics tournament in Prague in 1912, depicting naked Greek wrestlers (James Gardiner)
Publication/Creation
Praha [Prague] (Spálená 48) : Minerva, 1912.
Physical description
1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 14 x 8.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Marathon VI. Slet Všesokolský v Praze, 1912 (Pentathlon). Dle návrhů akad. mal. K.V. Muttich. Dopisnice České obce sokolské k VI. sletu Všesokolskému v Praze, 1912
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2047042i
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
Type/Technique
Languages
- Czech
Subjects
Where to find it
Unlabelled photograph album
Location Status Access Closed stores