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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.
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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)
Date1989
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
image: 15 1/2 x 19 7/16 in. (39.4 x 49.4 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.103
Collections
Visual DescriptionA 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.







A black and white composite photograph of a forest path lined with bare trees. The ground is completely covered by thick, rolling clouds. In the foreground, a nude woman lies on her back among them, hands on her chest.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1991
A black and white composite photograph of a white door and multi-paned windows with an arched top on a rugged rock face. Pine trees grow atop the stone formation and in the background beneath a pale sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987
A sepia-toned composite photograph of a symmetrical, multi-pointed shape made of overlapping, textured pieces resembling leaves or wood grain with reflected shimmers of light at the center. The figure lies flat on a dark ground scattered with grass, twigs, and wood chips.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1967
A black and white composite photograph of a white neoclassical building standing directly in a shoreline of crashing waves. A single ladder extends from a dark central doorway down into the foaming surf. Dark trees flank the structure beneath a dark sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1981
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 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. In the foreground, a shimmering dress lies empty on a dark floor behind a railing. Beyond is a city skyline. Hovering above is a massive boulder with a glowing hollow center framing a tall skyscraper.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1990
A black and white composite photograph of a dark, mossy forest. Bright, gridded window panes hover among the trees, partially framing a dark human silhouette. In the foreground, jagged white lines radiate from beneath a small palmetto plant.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A woman in yellow dress lies on a suspended wooden swing within a metal frame atop a cotton field. Behind her are the weathered brick walls and boarded windows of an abandoned industrial building.
Resting for the Ancestors I
Charlotte Watts
2018
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
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.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
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

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