A black and white composite photograph of a row of bare trees in an open field. In the foreground, a rectangular portrait of a woman wearing a ruffled collar rests on the ground, illuminated by patches of dappled sunlight.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1992

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm)
image: 19 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (48.9 x 37.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.125

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph of a row of bare trees in an open field. In the foreground, a rectangular portrait of a woman wearing a ruffled collar rests on the ground, illuminated by patches of dappled sunlight.

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