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Crinum lily plant in field after freeze
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1961
Place of originGainesville, FL, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor
Object number2014.48.2
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Visual DescriptionCrinum lily plant in field after freeze
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1992
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
Field of sunflowers with seagulls flying above and flames in the foreground.
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
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1965
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Jerry Uelsmann
1967
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1971
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1972
A symmetrical black and white composite photograph. A dark silhouette of a person stands waist-deep near the top. Below, a large, mirrored rock hovers centrally, flanked by dark, jagged shapes spreading outward across a textured light surface.
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1972
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