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.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1979

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet/image: 11 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (30.2 x 49.8 cm)
board: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.47

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA 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.

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