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A black and white composite photograph of a weathered, rectangular metal plate in front of a horizontal bar. The textured surface features dark smudges, round holes, and a four-by-four grid of black silhouettes showing a man in various distinct poses. The background is a hazy landscape.
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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)
Date1990
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 16 1/8 x 19 13/16 in. (41 x 50.3 cm)
image: 15 x 19 5/16 in. (38.1 x 49.1 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.110
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a weathered, rectangular metal plate in front of a horizontal bar. The textured surface features dark smudges, round holes, and a four-by-four grid of black silhouettes showing a man in various distinct poses. The background is a hazy landscape.
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1977
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1992
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1992
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1992
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1979
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
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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1980
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1992
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