A black and white composite photograph of a river with swirling, foamy water in the foreground. Large, smooth boulders sit on the right. In the upper left, a silhouetted figure stands in the water before a cascading waterfall.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1989

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm)
image: 19 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (48.9 x 39.1 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.101

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a river with swirling, foamy water in the foreground. Large, smooth boulders sit on the right. In the upper left, a silhouetted figure stands in the water before a cascading waterfall.

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