A black and white composite photograph. A pair of dark shoes float above a reflective hardwood floor. Behind, an illuminated, multi-paned dormer window is surrounded by billowing clouds and bright, radiating sunbeams.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1992

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in. (50.3 x 40.5 cm)
image: 18 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (47.6 x 37.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.123

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Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph. A pair of dark shoes float above a reflective hardwood floor. Behind, an illuminated, multi-paned dormer window is surrounded by billowing clouds and bright, radiating sunbeams.

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