A sepia-toned photograph of a floral tapestry featuring three cherubs. The tapestry is set in front of a misty forest with thin, bare trees.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1976

MediumPlatinum print

Dimensionssheet: 26 x 22 in. (66 x 55.9 cm)
image: 24 1/4 x 18 in. (61.6 x 45.7 cm)
mat: 32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.1

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Visual DescriptionA sepia-toned photograph of a floral tapestry featuring three cherubs. The tapestry is set in front of a misty forest with thin, bare trees.

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