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A black and white composite photograph of a white neoclassical building standing directly in a shoreline of crashing waves. A single ladder extends from a dark central doorway down into the foaming surf. Dark trees flank the structure beneath a dark 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)
Date1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall (sheet/image): 15 3/8 x 19 3/8 in., (39.05 x 49.21 cm,)
Overall (board): 21 7/8 x 28 in., (55.56 x 71.12 cm,)
Mat: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.63
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a white neoclassical building standing directly in a shoreline of crashing waves. A single ladder extends from a dark central doorway down into the foaming surf. Dark trees flank the structure beneath a dark sky.

A black and white composite photograph of a building facade with windows and a ladder reaching a dark doorway, embedded within a large rock formation in a forest. In the foreground, a negative image of a nude figure lies on a light patch of ground.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of three Medieval or Renaissance painted figures with ridged halos beneath bright clouds. On the left, a cloaked woman holds a child. On the right, the figure extends a hand beneath a rough rock floating in mid-air.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A framed, horizontal painting of a calm turquoise waterway. On the left, a green, tree-covered shoreline shelters a small white building. To the right, small white waves break against distant dark rocks beneath a muted, heavily clouded sky.
Breakers in Florida
William Aiken Walker
c. 1907
A black and white composite photograph featuring a three-tiered concrete base beside a calm body of water. A large, flat rectangular slab hovers suspended in mid-air directly above the base. The distant shore is tree-lined beneath a bright, cloudy sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A framed painting of a seascape beneath a sky filled with heavy, dark grey clouds. Greenish waves with white crests crash onto a sandy beach, where dark rocks and distant palm trees are visible along the right shoreline.
Beach Scene - Lido Key
Benson Bond Moore
c. 1953
A black-and-white composite photograph showing an upside-down rocky mountain landscape over a white area. Below, a man stands behind a ruined dark structure, his upper body visible over the edge and his legs seen through a lower window.
Self-Portrait, Leadville, Colorado
Jerry Uelsmann
1969
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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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black and white composite photograph of a cloth-draped armchair sitting against a rough rock wall beside a dark window frame through which the Statue of Liberty is visible. To the right, a dirt path lined with bare trees curves away into the distance beneath a pale sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1988
A black and white composite photograph of a large rock hovering mid-air beneath a cloudy sky. Below, shadowed boulders rest on dark, bare earth in the foreground.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black-and-white composite photograph of a house and surrounding trees entirely overgrown with dense kudzu vines. A dark human silhouette stands in the doorway. In the foreground, frothy water laps a dark shore.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1982
Black and white composite photograph. Bright light enters a dark stone room through an open doorway with a pair of shoes floating near the entrance. The wall features a cherub mural, and a faint face overlays the floor.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black and white composite photograph of a dark, mossy forest. Bright, gridded window panes hover among the trees, partially framing a dark human silhouette. In the foreground, jagged white lines radiate from beneath a small palmetto plant.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978

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