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Rocky formation with fetal form and gnarled trees.
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1978
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (34.3 x 26 cm)
board: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.42
Collections
Visual DescriptionRocky formation with fetal form and gnarled trees.
Rocky formation with fetal form and gnarled trees.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Black and white composite photograph. A vertically mirrored image of a large, gnarled tree with twisting branches. A face from an Egyptian sculpture is embedded within the center of the trunk. The tree stands on sloping, rocky terrain.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987
Black and white composite photograph. The top half displays a silhouetted, gnarled bare tree against a pale sky. In the black lower half, two pale hands gently hold open a small pod containing two round seeds.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
Rock formations before mountains and lake.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Hands in pool of water below rocky mass and clouds.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1972
A black and white composite photograph of a bare-chested woman looking downward with clasped hands. Her torso fades into mist, seamlessly transitioning into a lower half depicting a rocky, fast-flowing stream.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1981
A black and white composite photograph. In the rocky foreground, twisted bare branches surround an upright stone featuring a Paleolithic goddess figure carved into its surface. A massive granite mountain dome and a valley fill the background.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of a massive dark boulder resting on a rocky expanse. A tiny silhouetted figure stands beside it. A deep, jagged crevice dominates the foreground, under a sky filled with textured, puffy clouds.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a nude woman lying on her back in the foreground. Her torso visually merges into a rushing river that cascades over a rocky cliff into a deep, forested granite mountain valley.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992

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