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Large sphere with female silhouette in brick courtyard.
Untitled
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Untitled

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1984
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm)
image: 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (49.5 x 38.7 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.77
Collections
Visual DescriptionLarge sphere with female silhouette in brick courtyard.
Sphere in brick courtyard with emerging hands before gated entrance.
Jerry Uelsmann
1983
Silhouette figure and sphere outside circular room.
Jerry Uelsmann
1983
Shoreline with footsteps in the sand and female figure emerging for giant sphere.
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1968
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.
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.
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Black and white composite photograph. A textured sphere with an attached cord rests on a sandy surface. Behind it, a person stands near large stone pillars with Egyptian carvings. The upper half features a swirling, cloud-like texture.
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1972
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.
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
Silhouette before large oak tree rooted in beach sand.
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
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