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Large, sinking, reclining sculpted figure with hands in attitude of prayer in front of building.
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1985
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 cm)
image: 19 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (49.8 x 37.1 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.78
Collections
Visual DescriptionLarge, sinking, reclining sculpted figure with hands in attitude of prayer in front of building.
A sepia composite photograph of a bed beside a window in a wood-paneled room. The dotted bedsheet is wrinkled into the shape of a reclining human figure with defined hands and a dark, triangular patch of pubic hair.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph of a large rock face framed by trees. A two-tiered rectangular alcove is carved into the stone, displaying four Greek or Roman sculpted figures.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph featuring a cluster of trees on a grassy lawn. To the right, a sculpted sarcophagus with a figure hovers horizontally in mid-air above the ground in a bright, hazy landscape.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
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
Reclining nude female torso and hand on shoreline with foliage above.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1968
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
Forest, palmettos and reclining nude female figure made of grass.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1983
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.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
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 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

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