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Sphere in brick courtyard with emerging hands before gated entrance.
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 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm)
image: 19 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (50.2 x 36.2 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.73
Collections
Visual DescriptionSphere in brick courtyard with emerging hands before gated entrance.
A black-and-white composite photograph of a gated stone archway crowned with white smoke. In the paved foreground rests a smooth metallic sphere, cracked open to reveal a pair of human hands emerging from within.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1983
Large sphere with female silhouette in brick courtyard.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1984
Shoreline with footsteps in the sand and female figure emerging for giant sphere.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1984
A black-and-white composite photograph showing large, speckled hands loosely cupping a smooth, dark sphere. A thin stem connects the sphere to a horizon line. Below, the foreground is a field of coarse grass surrounding a rough, shallow crater.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1968
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 showing a large, heavily textured spherical mass emerging from a beach. The foreground features wet, rippled sand and shallow tidal pools reflecting light. A cloudy sky hangs over a flat ocean horizon in the background.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a figure with crossed arms emerging from dark water, their face inside a large circular ripple. Brightly lit, tangled reeds occupy the foreground. Blurry tree reflections line the top edge.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Black and white composite photograph. A mounted taxidermy turkey stands before a dark wall displaying the text "BOSCH * AMPERE". To the right, the shadow of a standing nude person with one raised hand is cast upon a lighter wall.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black and white symmetrical image showing a path between tall, railed stone walls. A silhouetted figure stands distantly below a large, dark, floating sphere. A dark, rounded shadow lies on the path in the foreground.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph showing a deep, pitch-black trench dividing rows of concrete blocks. A smooth, glowing sphere rests within the dark foreground void. In the background is a large hill, piles of gravel, and a cloudy sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a beach scene. A solid black cube rests on the sand in the foreground. A large, smooth, shaded sphere hovers in the sky above the ocean horizon. Three small, distant silhouetted figures are visible near and in the water.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Silhouette figure and sphere outside circular room.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1983

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