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Bird in flight superimposed on rock.
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1973
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 13 5/16 x 9 7/8 in. (33.8 x 25.1 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.21
Collections
Visual DescriptionBird in flight superimposed on rock.
A black and white composite photograph. On the left, a large tree trunk features thick, deeply tangled, twisting roots. On the right, a nude woman's torso with a hand resting on her hip is superimposed over a dark wall and a multi-paned window.
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a large, upright hand with a translucent nude woman superimposed over its palm and fingers. Below the hand, bright, glowing streaks of light ripple across a dark liquid surface.
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Three seagulls and female figure in flight.
Jerry Uelsmann
1986
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1971
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1972
Rock formations before mountains and lake.
Jerry Uelsmann
1987
A black and white composite photograph of a white door and multi-paned windows with an arched top on a rugged rock face. Pine trees grow atop the stone formation and in the background beneath a pale sky.
Jerry Uelsmann
1987
A black and white composite photograph of a cloth-draped armchair sitting against a rough rock wall beside a dark window frame through which the Statue of Liberty is visible. To the right, a dirt path lined with bare trees curves away into the distance beneath a pale sky.
Jerry Uelsmann
1988
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.
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
 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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a large rock hovering mid-air beneath a cloudy sky. Below, shadowed boulders rest on dark, bare earth in the foreground.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
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