Greek Stage 2

This image is a watercolor conceptual painting of a Greek stage done by Donald Ralph Pierce in 1932. The painting shows the building surrounding the stage with its doorways, columns, windows, flat roof, steps, and statues with an amphitheater in front of the stage and trees and mountains behind the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pierce, Donald Ralph
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/watercolors,103
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Summary:This image is a watercolor conceptual painting of a Greek stage done by Donald Ralph Pierce in 1932. The painting shows the building surrounding the stage with its doorways, columns, windows, flat roof, steps, and statues with an amphitheater in front of the stage and trees and mountains behind the building. The painting is placed within framing art of the columns, designs below the roof, and statues under the stage, as well as a floor plan and a Greek vase. In the lower right corner is the artist's information block which reads: "Donald Ralph Pierce, Alabama Poly. Inst., A Greek Stage, May 14, 1932, Arch 376, VI Major." Above the block there two handwritten inscriptions "2nd Medal" and "H" in red. In the upper left corner are two labels which read: "School of Architecture, Architectural Renderings, RG 457, Original Number 95, 'A Greek Stage', 1932, Donald Ralph Pierce" and "95." The painting is in good condition and is encapsulated.