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A black and white composite photograph. in the foreground is a thick chain rests in a grassy field. In the middle distance, a figure stands on a cliff edge overlooking water. The sky resembles a rippled water surface where a glowing human figure floats among sparkling lights.
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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)
Date1980
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 13 7/16 x 9 5/8 in. (34.1 x 24.4 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.59
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph. in the foreground is a thick chain rests in a grassy field. In the middle distance, a figure stands on a cliff edge overlooking water. The sky resembles a rippled water surface where a glowing human figure floats among sparkling lights.
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black-and-white composite photograph of a room with painted walls, a patterned mosaic floor, and a central daybed. A glowing cloud floats below the dark ceiling. Two faint human silhouettes appear behind a bright window.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1993
A black and white composite photograph. A solid black cube rests on rippling, shallow water in the foreground. The water abruptly merges into a paved plaza where a figure ascends a wide staircase toward a towering, ornate Gothic cathedral with tall spires.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black-and-white composite photograph. The top half features dark, silhouetted trees draped in hanging moss. Below, a smooth, tightly curled human figure rests within swirling white foam among jagged dark rocks.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1971
Black and white composite photograph. A small human figure runs along the bottom left. Thin, dark, ink-like tendrils rise upwards through a cloudy, swirling background. A large dark circle floats in the upper right corner.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black and white composite photograph of three large leaves floating mid-air above an ocean with a bright, sparkling reflection of sunlight on the rippling water. A cloudy sky fills the upper half.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph showing a deep, pitch-black trench dividing rows of concrete blocks. A smooth, glowing sphere rests within the dark foreground void. In the background is a large hill, piles of gravel, and a cloudy sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A symmetrical black and white composite photograph of a dark, barren landscape filled with pale, twisting dead trees. In the center distance, branches intertwine to form an upright human silhouette. A dark, splayed infant-shaped shadow rests on the foreground dirt.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black and white composite photograph of a beach scene. A solid black cube rests on the sand in the foreground. A large, smooth, shaded sphere hovers in the sky above the ocean horizon. Three small, distant silhouetted figures are visible near and in the water.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a leaf-strewn park. A rectangular slab rests in the foreground. A similar slab hovers among the upper tree branches with a line of dappled light beneath. A small silhouette of figure stands far left.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a large, open hand facing upward. A smaller hand rests emerges from an opening it its palm. The upper portion depicts dark, shallow water covering smooth stones, with bright, blurred light reflecting across the surface.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1988
A framed painting of a calm river reflecting a pale pink and blue sky. Green lily pads float in the foreground water. A small, tree-covered island sits on the right, and a tiny boat floats in the distance.
Florida Scene (lily pads)
George Cope
1915

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