A black and white composite photograph featuring a cluster of trees on a grassy lawn. To the right, a sculpted sarcophagus with a figure hovers horizontally in mid-air above the ground in a bright, hazy landscape.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1980

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet/image: 13 3/8 x 10 5/16 in. (34 x 26.2 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.57

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph featuring a cluster of trees on a grassy lawn. To the right, a sculpted sarcophagus with a figure hovers horizontally in mid-air above the ground in a bright, hazy landscape.

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