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Negative landscape with figure, floating rock (positive).
Apocalypse I
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Apocalypse I

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1967
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 10 7/8 x 10 in. (27.6 x 25.4 cm)
board: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 cm)
mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.11
Collections
Visual DescriptionNegative landscape with figure, floating rock (positive).
Seashore with bench, seated male figure and female figure; beachscape with male onlooker and two images, positive and negative, of a nude female.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph of a building facade with windows and a ladder reaching a dark doorway, embedded within a large rock formation in a forest. In the foreground, a negative image of a nude figure lies on a light patch of ground.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Silhouettes of five standing figures on a beach juxtaposed with a mirrored image of a large branching tree.
Apocalypse II
Jerry Uelsmann
1967-1972
A black and white composite photograph of three Medieval or Renaissance painted figures with ridged halos beneath bright clouds. On the left, a cloaked woman holds a child. On the right, the figure extends a hand beneath a rough rock floating in mid-air.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Magritte's Touchstone
Magritte's Touchstone
Jerry Uelsmann
1965
Landscape with schoolhouse, rocks, window shadows, leaves.
The Wedding
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
Seascape with floating figures and interior in sky.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black and white symmetrical image showing a path between tall, railed stone walls. A silhouetted figure stands distantly below a large, dark, floating sphere. A dark, rounded shadow lies on the path in the foreground.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a giant strawberry floating in the foreground on a shadowed staircase. At the top of the stairs, a small, silhouetted figure stands framed by dark trees and a brilliant sunburst.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of dark lace-up shoes floating above a wide, reflective metal slide. At the top of the incline, a silhouetted figure faces away toward a bright sun bursting through a cloudy sky.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black-and-white composite photograph. The top half features dark, silhouetted trees draped in hanging moss. Below, a smooth, tightly curled human figure rests within swirling white foam among jagged dark rocks.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1971
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992

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