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Window, blurred nude female form and a large wad of crumpled paper with hand.
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1983
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 x 15 in. (50.5 x 38.1 cm)
image: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (48.9 x 38.7 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.70
Collections
Visual DescriptionWindow, blurred nude female form and a large wad of crumpled paper with hand.
A black and white composite photograph of a face partially obscured by multiple overlapping hands covering the eyes and forehead. The figure is surrounded by heavily crumpled, textured material with strong, contrasting shadows.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1987
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1988
A black and white composite photograph of a wet deck with a symmetrical framed structure in the center, with a blurred figure walking nearby. Left, a man in a coat leans on the deck fence. Right, a framed nude woman stands before a large dark silhouette.
Anima / Animas, Self Portrait
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black and white composite photograph. On the left, a large tree trunk features thick, deeply tangled, twisting roots. On the right, a nude woman's torso with a hand resting on her hip is superimposed over a dark wall and a multi-paned window.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Nude standing female figure beside window, covered by lace curtain.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Female form with window and male figure.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
Reclining nude female torso and hand on shoreline with foliage above.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black and white composite photograph. The lower half displays heavily cracked and shattered concrete revealing bare dirt. The upper half features a blurred, silhouetted figure walking on a sandy beach alongside the ocean under a streaked, cloudy sky.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Nude female below large seed floating pod.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black-and-white composite photograph featuring two contrasting forms. The bottom half shows a large, tightly clenched hand. The top half shows a softly-lit reclining nude woman, her legs bent in a manner similar to the fist.
Equivalent
Jerry Uelsmann
1964
A black and white composite photograph of a large, upright hand with a translucent nude woman superimposed over its palm and fingers. Below the hand, bright, glowing streaks of light ripple across a dark liquid surface.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989

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