A black-and-white composite photograph. Two pine trees stand left; silhouetted people gather at a stone wall right. Thin, wispy shapes float in the sky above. The foreground terrain dissolves into a swirling, textured cloud mass.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1975

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet/image: 12 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (31.8 x 25.7 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.22

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Visual DescriptionA black-and-white composite photograph. Two pine trees stand left; silhouetted people gather at a stone wall right. Thin, wispy shapes float in the sky above. The foreground terrain dissolves into a swirling, textured cloud mass.

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