A black-and-white composite photograph of a house and surrounding trees entirely overgrown with dense kudzu vines. A dark human silhouette stands in the doorway. In the foreground, frothy water laps a dark shore.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1982

MediumPlatinum print

DimensionsMat: 36 x 30 in. (91.44 x 76.2 cm)
Paper: 22 x 26 1/4 in. (55.88 x 66.68 cm)
Sight: 17 7/8 x 23 1/2 in. (45.4 x 59.69 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.3

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Visual DescriptionA black-and-white composite photograph of a house and surrounding trees entirely overgrown with dense kudzu vines. A dark human silhouette stands in the doorway. In the foreground, frothy water laps a dark shore.

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