A black and white composite photograph. The upper half shows a hazy city skyline behind a railing under a cloudy sky, with two faint translucent figures. The lower half features two painted toy figurines of men in suits and hats.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1992

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 19 13/16 x 16 in. (50.3 x 40.6 cm)
image: 19 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. (48.9 x 38.4 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.115

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Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph. The upper half shows a hazy city skyline behind a railing under a cloudy sky, with two faint translucent figures. The lower half features two painted toy figurines of men in suits and hats.

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1990

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Jerry Uelsmann

1964

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Jerry Uelsmann

1989

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1980

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A black and white composite photograph superimposing a room interior over a dense forest. A spiral form of bare branches circle around a bright central sky. The translucent room features a checkered floor, two chairs, and a console table with a mirror.

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