A black and white composite photograph of a figure with crossed arms emerging from dark water, their face inside a large circular ripple. Brightly lit, tangled reeds occupy the foreground. Blurry tree reflections line the top edge.

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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 5/16 x 16 in. (49.1 x 40.6 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.122

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a figure with crossed arms emerging from dark water, their face inside a large circular ripple. Brightly lit, tangled reeds occupy the foreground. Blurry tree reflections line the top edge.

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