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Mountain peak; dead tree trunk with hand termination; human face.
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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)
Date1987
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
image: 12 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (30.8 x 49.5 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.91
Collections
Visual DescriptionMountain peak; dead tree trunk with hand termination; human face.
A black-and-white composite photograph of a dark landscape scattered with pale, twisting dead tree branches. In the foreground rests a large, speckled oval boulder featuring a deep, smooth indentation shaped like a curled, nude human torso.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph of four interlaced hands gathered in the foreground. In the background, a dark mountain range stretches under a cloudy sky. Four uneven stones float in a line in mid-air above the distant peaks.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Black and white composite photograph. A vertically mirrored image of a large, gnarled tree with twisting branches. A face from an Egyptian sculpture is embedded within the center of the trunk. The tree stands on sloping, rocky terrain.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black and white composite photograph. On the left, a large tree trunk features thick, deeply tangled, twisting roots. On the right, a nude woman's torso with a hand resting on her hip is superimposed over a dark wall and a multi-paned window.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A symmetrical black and white composite photograph of a dark, barren landscape filled with pale, twisting dead trees. In the center distance, branches intertwine to form an upright human silhouette. A dark, splayed infant-shaped shadow rests on the foreground dirt.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
Boy holding a dead bird by its wings
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Jerry Uelsmann
1958
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 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. The top half displays a silhouetted, gnarled bare tree against a pale sky. In the black lower half, two pale hands gently hold open a small pod containing two round seeds.
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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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987
Black and white composite photograph. Against a dark background, a stylized stone sculpture with carved ribs stands on the left. On the right, a person's face with closed eyes is partially covered by four overlapping hands.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994
Rock formations before mountains and lake.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987

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