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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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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 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (34.3 x 24.8 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.60
Collections
Visual DescriptionA 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
1979
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
Black and white composite photograph. A reclining nude woman's torso merges into a landscape of clouds, a mountain lake, and a tiny standing figure. Her long hair flows downward, fading into a luminous band of clouds on a dark background.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black-and-white composite photograph of a gated stone archway crowned with white smoke. In the paved foreground rests a smooth metallic sphere, cracked open to reveal a pair of human hands emerging from within.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1983
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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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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undated
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Jerry Uelsmann
1988
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Mount Orizaba Mexico
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Religion 1936
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1936
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 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
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1995

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