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Large leaf and clouds above pool of water.
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 13 x 9 7/8 in. (33 x 25.1 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 number1997.29.29
Collections
Visual DescriptionLarge leaf and clouds above pool of water.
Hands in pool of water below rocky mass and clouds.
Jerry Uelsmann
1972
A black and white composite photograph. Above, a gnarled, leafless tree stands on the rocky stone ledge of a pool of water. Reflected in the water are silhouettes of leafy pine trees and a halo of bright sunlight.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a beach. Two large footprints mark the foreground sand. In the distance, a silhouetted figure walks on the ocean in a bright sunlit reflection. Above, a bird flies against sunbeams piercing through dark clouds.
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black and white composite photograph of a prominent granite mountain dome rising in the distance. Thick, dark, swirling clouds dominate the foreground, illuminated by a bright light bursting through their center. Scattered clouds dot the bright sky above.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of semi-translucent classical statues. The interacting figures overlay a faint ornate building facade bearing a mounted stag head and a  beach with a tiny walking silhouette. Large clouds fill the sky.
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black and white composite photograph. A pair of dark shoes float above a reflective hardwood floor. Behind, an illuminated, multi-paned dormer window is surrounded by billowing clouds and bright, radiating sunbeams.
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of dark, rippling water reflecting light. A silhouetted figure stands left. A glowing nine-pane window floats amid swirling clouds in the center. A white bird flies in the dark upper right corner.
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black and white composite photograph of a nude woman floating horizontally in mid-air above shallow ocean water, casting a shadow beneath her. A large, bright cumulus cloud dominates the horizon over the calm sea.
Jerry Uelsmann
1986
A black and white composite photograph with an image framed by the silhouette of two cupped hands. Inside, a small nude figure stands in a foreground of thick clouds, facing away toward a large wooden house surrounded by bare trees.
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Black and white composite photograph. A reclining nude woman's torso merges into a landscape of clouds, a mountain lake, and a tiny standing figure. Her long hair flows downward, fading into a luminous band of clouds on a dark background.
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black and white composite photograph showing a large, heavily textured spherical mass emerging from a beach. The foreground features wet, rippled sand and shallow tidal pools reflecting light. A cloudy sky hangs over a flat ocean horizon in the background.
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Reclining female nude floating over shallow water; shoreline of ocean; flat water with a couple of breakers; clouds
Jerry Uelsmann
1986
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