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Meeting Room, Sabbathday Lake, Maine

Linda Butler

Artwork Details

Meeting Room, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
1983
Linda Butler
gelatin silver print on paper
14 11/16 in x 18 7/16 in (37.31 cm x 46.83 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);15 7/8 in x 19 11/16 in (40.32 cm x 50.01 cm)
Gift of Linda Butler
1985/2.61

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Description

Subject Matter:

One of a series of photographs of Shaker villages that Linda Butler took between 1983-1985, this photograph depicts the inside of a meeting room in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. The image was photographed from the center of the room in between the two rows of benches, and draws attention to the slight asymmetry in the built space. Butler sets up a fascinating comparison between the ceiling beams and geometric regularity of the benches, which are bisected by diagonal beams of light that shine through the meeting room windows and cast parallelogram-shaped shadows on the floor.

Physical Description:

Photograph of the inside of a room with benches and long shadows.

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