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A black and white composite photograph of a nude woman floating horizontally in mid-air above shallow ocean water, casting a shadow beneath her. A large, bright cumulus cloud dominates the horizon over the calm sea.
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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)
Date1986
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
image: 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.1 x 49.5 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.88
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a nude woman floating horizontally in mid-air above shallow ocean water, casting a shadow beneath her. A large, bright cumulus cloud dominates the horizon over the calm sea.
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1979
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of three Medieval or Renaissance painted figures with ridged halos beneath bright clouds. On the left, a cloaked woman holds a child. On the right, the figure extends a hand beneath a rough rock floating in mid-air.
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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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
Reclining female nude floating over shallow water; shoreline of ocean; flat water with a couple of breakers; clouds
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Jerry Uelsmann
1986
A black and white composite photograph of a large, textured strawberry floating mid-air against a dramatic, cloudy sky. Below the fruit, a nude woman lies on her back with her arms relaxed, tilting her head upwards.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
A black and white composite photograph of a massive dark boulder resting on a rocky expanse. A tiny silhouetted figure stands beside it. A deep, jagged crevice dominates the foreground, under a sky filled with textured, puffy clouds.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a prominent granite mountain dome rising in the distance. Thick, dark, swirling clouds dominate the foreground, illuminated by a bright light bursting through their center. Scattered clouds dot the bright sky above.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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 large rock hovering mid-air beneath a cloudy sky. Below, shadowed boulders rest on dark, bare earth in the foreground.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
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

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