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Interior with silhouette figure and cases of butterflies.
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1983
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 19 5/8 x 15 9/16 in. (49.8 x 39.5 cm)
image: 19 5/16 x 15 7/16 in. (49.1 x 39.2 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.71
Collections
Visual DescriptionInterior with silhouette figure and cases of butterflies.
A black and white composite photograph of large glass museum display case containing taxidermy antelopes and a zebra. A solid black silhouette of a standing human figure occupies the left side of the enclosure among the animals.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black and white composite photograph merging a beach and futuristic room. On the left, a glowing nude woman and dark silhouette stand on the sand. On the right, an interior structure contains a light silhouette with outstretched arms, a group of translucent stools, and a silhouette of a man seen from the back.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
House with daguerreotype of a man and woman in case in foreground
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1969-1972
A black and white composite photograph of a broad, tree-lined path. The left side is inverted, featuring a glowing white figure painting at an easel in darkness. The right side shows dark silhouettes of people walking and painting.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Silhouette figure and sphere outside circular room.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1983
Silhouette figure walking on water amidst tree branches.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
Three silhouette figures in clouds; one with window on back; one standing on open palm.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black and white composite photograph with an image framed by the silhouette of two cupped hands. Inside, a small nude figure stands in a foreground of thick clouds, facing away toward a large wooden house surrounded by bare trees.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A symmetrical black and white composite photograph. A dark silhouette of a person stands waist-deep near the top. Below, a large, mirrored rock hovers centrally, flanked by dark, jagged shapes spreading outward across a textured light surface.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1972
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978

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