A black and white composite photograph. Above, a gnarled, leafless tree stands on the rocky stone ledge of a pool of water. Reflected in the water are silhouettes of leafy pine trees and a halo of bright sunlight.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1992

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
image: 15 5/8 x 19 in. (39.7 x 48.3 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.117

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph. Above, a gnarled, leafless tree stands on the rocky stone ledge of a pool of water. Reflected in the water are silhouettes of leafy pine trees and a halo of bright sunlight.

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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 three large leaves floating mid-air above an ocean with a bright, sparkling reflection of sunlight on the rippling water. A cloudy sky fills the upper half.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1989

A black-and-white composite photograph of a house and surrounding trees entirely overgrown with dense kudzu vines. A dark human silhouette stands in the doorway. In the foreground, frothy water laps a dark shore.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1982

A black-and-white composite photograph. Two pine trees stand left; silhouetted people gather at a stone wall right. Thin, wispy shapes float in the sky above. The foreground terrain dissolves into a swirling, textured cloud mass.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1975

A black-and-white composite photograph of a room with painted walls, a patterned mosaic floor, and a central daybed. A glowing cloud floats below the dark ceiling. Two faint human silhouettes appear behind a bright window.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1993

A black and white composite photograph of a broad, tree-lined path. The left side is inverted, featuring a glowing white figure painting at an easel in darkness. The right side shows dark silhouettes of people walking and painting.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1977

A detailed landscape painting of rippled water surrounded by dense, leafless trees with bright red, white, and grey trunks. A winding yellow path weaves through the rocky forest floor, with a wooden boat resting on the left shoreline.

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Jerry Cutler

1995

A black and white composite photograph featuring a three-tiered concrete base beside a calm body of water. A large, flat rectangular slab hovers suspended in mid-air directly above the base. The distant shore is tree-lined beneath a bright, cloudy sky.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1979

A black and white composite photograph of a leaf-strewn park. A rectangular slab rests in the foreground. A similar slab hovers among the upper tree branches with a line of dappled light beneath. A small silhouette of figure stands far left.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1979

A black and white composite photograph with an image framed by the silhouette of two cupped hands. Inside, a small nude figure stands in a foreground of thick clouds, facing away toward a large wooden house surrounded by bare trees.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1989

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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Jerry Uelsmann

1990

A black and white composite photograph of a large, open hand facing upward. A smaller hand rests emerges from an opening it its palm. The upper portion depicts dark, shallow water covering smooth stones, with bright, blurred light reflecting across the surface.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1988