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A black and white composite photograph of a reclining nude woman spanning the bottom foreground. Behind her stretches a dark body of water and a silhouetted horizon beneath a dramatic, heavily clouded sky.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1980

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet/image: 15 5/16 x 19 1/4 in. (38.9 x 48.9 cm)
board: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.54

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Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a reclining nude woman spanning the bottom foreground. Behind her stretches a dark body of water and a silhouetted horizon beneath a dramatic, heavily clouded sky.

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