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Two boys gleefully ride a makeshift go-cart
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1958-1959
Place of originBloomington, FL, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by The David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2014.47.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo boys gleefully ride a makeshift go-cart
Boy holding a dead bird by its wings
Jerry Uelsmann
1958
A black and white composite photograph. The upper half shows a hazy city skyline behind a railing under a cloudy sky, with two faint translucent figures. The lower half features two painted toy figurines of men in suits and hats.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Black and white composite photograph. The top half displays a silhouetted, gnarled bare tree against a pale sky. In the black lower half, two pale hands gently hold open a small pod containing two round seeds.
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black-and-white composite photograph of a broken, multi-paned window in a wooden clapboard wall. Intact glass reflects a leafy tree. Inside the dark interior, two figures in dark shirts are partially visible through the shattered lower panes.
Jerry Uelsmann
1967
A black-and-white composite photograph. Two pine trees stand left; silhouetted people gather at a stone wall right. Thin, wispy shapes float in the sky above. The foreground terrain dissolves into a swirling, textured cloud mass.
Jerry Uelsmann
1975
Seashore with bench, seated male figure and female figure; beachscape with male onlooker and two images, positive and negative, of a nude female.
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph. Two hands tear through a flat surface in the foreground. Behind them, rows of empty wooden benches recede into shadow. Above hangs a draped fabric canopy displaying a cloudy sky with a bright sunburst.
Jerry Uelsmann
1982
A black and white composite photograph of a beach. Two large footprints mark the foreground sand. In the distance, a silhouetted figure walks on the ocean in a bright sunlit reflection. Above, a bird flies against sunbeams piercing through dark clouds.
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black and white composite photograph of two globes on stands surrounded by various geometric solids, including cones, cubes, and polyhedrons. The entire scene is covered in a heavily distressed texture resembling peeling paint, mixed with faint geometric line drawings.
Jerry Uelsmann
1987
A black and white composite photograph with an image framed by the silhouette of two cupped hands. Inside, a small nude figure stands in a foreground of thick clouds, facing away toward a large wooden house surrounded by bare trees.
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of a large rock face framed by trees. A two-tiered rectangular alcove is carved into the stone, displaying four Greek or Roman sculpted figures.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
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