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A black and white composite photograph of semi-translucent classical statues. The interacting figures overlay a faint ornate building facade bearing a mounted stag head and a  beach with a tiny walking silhouette. Large clouds fill the sky.
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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 16 in. (34.3 x 40.6 cm)
board: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.61
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of semi-translucent classical statues. The interacting figures overlay a faint ornate building facade bearing a mounted stag head and a beach with a tiny walking silhouette. Large clouds fill the sky.






A black and white composite photograph of semi-translucent classical statues. The interacting figures overlay a faint ornate building facade bearing a mounted stag head and a beach with a tiny walking silhouette. Large clouds fill the sky.


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