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Forest, palmettos and reclining nude female figure made of grass.
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: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
image: 14 15/16 x 19 3/8 in. (37.9 x 49.2 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.72
Collections
Visual DescriptionForest, palmettos and reclining nude female figure made of grass.
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
Reclining nude female torso and hand on shoreline with foliage above.
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of a forest path lined with bare trees. The ground is completely covered by thick, rolling clouds. In the foreground, a nude woman lies on her back among them, hands on her chest.
Jerry Uelsmann
1991
A sepia-toned composite photograph of a symmetrical, multi-pointed shape made of overlapping, textured pieces resembling leaves or wood grain with reflected shimmers of light at the center. The figure lies flat on a dark ground scattered with grass, twigs, and wood chips.
Jerry Uelsmann
1967
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
Reclining female nude floating over shallow water; shoreline of ocean; flat water with a couple of breakers; clouds
Jerry Uelsmann
1986
Seashore with bench, seated male figure and female figure; beachscape with male onlooker and two images, positive and negative, of a nude female.
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1964
Nude female figure walking on water.
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
Nude standing female figure beside window, covered by lace curtain.
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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